It served the area known as Poortown in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and Ramsey.

This was later accompanied by a grounded brake van body which was used as a permanent way store which was based on a plinth beside the nearby road bridge at the northern extent of the site.

At one time there was a sharply curving siding off the running line which facilitated the collection of stone from the nearby quarry, but the opening and closure dates are unknown.

Other than the vague outline of the old platform in the undergrowth and the bridge that carries the Poortown Road over the railway line at its northern end, there is little to remind us of the station here today.

In 2023 the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association erected a replica running in board (station sign) at the platform side as part of an ongoing project to mark former railway sites; prior to this some clearance works had also been carried out on the site to expose the brick platform edging.