On that date, the line was completed from Clifton Junction through Bury and Ramsbottom to Rawtenstall, enabling through trains to operate from Manchester Victoria.

The line was extended by the ELR from Stubbins Junction, just north of Ramsbottom, to Accrington on 18 September 1848.

A station building containing a ticket office and waiting room has been rebuilt on Platform 2.

Between 2006 and 2007, an L&YR pattern canopy was erected on this platform, providing a covered area next to the station building.

The level crossing remains at the north end of the platforms, and retains its wooden gates which are worked by the traditional 'ship's wheel' in the adjacent signal box.