[5] A consultation ran from October 2016 until February 2017 to officially close Norton Bridge and end the rail replacement bus service.
[8][9] The station was served by Arriva Rail North on match days only, until the service was suspended at the request of Manchester United, due to health and safety concerns.
[10] Following the closure and subsequent demolition of the former IBM site in 2016, Abellio ScotRail's Inverclyde line services from Glasgow Central to Wemyss Bay continued to serve IBM station with an hourly service.
The station has not been formally closed as Abellio ScotRail have stated that services could resume if the site is redeveloped.
Services were frequent and terminated at Hooton but were withdrawn when the Wirral line was electrified to Ellesmere Port.
As of 2022 there are two services in each direction on weekdays, two to Ellesmere Port, one in the morning to Helsby and one in the evening to Liverpool Lime Street.
[21][22] The service at the station, for many years consisting of one train per week westbound to Darlington, was suspended in May 2022.