[4] The Newport Railway Museum is located on nearby Champion Road, approximately 200 metres from the station.

[4] In 1967, manually operated boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Ferguson Street level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.

[5] In 1969, the boom barriers were converted to automatic operation, and the signal box for the level crossing was abolished.

[4] The land that is located east of the station was once occupied by a strip of historic commercial premises, but is now used as car parking.

[7] On 19 June 2020, it was announced that the level crossing will be removed by lowering the railway line under the road, and will include rebuilding the station.