It was the initial terminus of the line,[1] but the line was extended across the River Wye to the junction station of Monmouth Troy in 1874 with the construction of the Duke of Beaufort Bridge.

[2] Mayhill was originally opened as a temporary station, but it soon became permanent.

It was built on the site of May Hill Wharf, where goods were loaded onto barges on the River Wye.

[3] Sidings at Mayhill once served a timber yard and gas works.

[1] The station building was demolished but the single platform still exists, in the middle of an industrial estate.