[3][4] This station had only three platforms, and was east of the junction where the lines from Bradford to Halifax and Keighley diverged.

[7] By 1890, a newer station slightly to the west was opened, which had six platforms, (two each on the three arms of the junction) and a new access road to connect to the town.

[11] The lack of level ground for the layout meant that some parts needed to be filled with rubble and stone before they could be developed, with the platforms on the Bradford-Keighley side, being built on a three-arch viaduct.

People arriving on train did not look forward to the climb out of the station along a poorly lit road, preferring to use the tram.

[16] In the 1920s, buses starting calling at the town, and Sunday services on the line were removed in December 1938.

Clayton tunnel west portal can be found in a large crater that has not been infilled just beyond the iron footbridge.

The station site is one of the trailheads on The Great Northern Railway Trail that forms a path to Cullingworth along the former trackbed.

Timetabling connectivity meant that most services had a frequency which saw three trains arrive at the station within minutes of each, and allow passengers to interchange in any direction.