The station is 7¼ miles (12 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.

[5] The curve of the branch from the Borderlands line west was used as sidings which still remain, however are disused.

[6][7] On the eastern side of the station was an adjoining goods yard which closed on 4 May 1964, and reopened on 4 October 1971 for distributing coal.

Train running information is offered via CIS screens, telephone (on platform 2) and timetable poster boards.

[9] The station is served every 40mins by a service southbound to Wrexham General and northbound to Bidston for connections to Liverpool via the Wirral Lines.