The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral line, part of the Merseyrail network.

Further electrification in early 1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first to Chester in 1993 and then Ellesmere Port in 1994.

However, there is no easy access for passengers with wheelchairs or prams to the platforms, as this is by subway and staircase only.

[4] Trains operate every 15 minutes between Chester and Liverpool on weekdays and Saturdays until late evening when the service becomes half-hourly, as it is on Sundays.

Southbound trains all proceed as far as Hooton, where the lines to Chester and Ellesmere Port divide.