The station had a passing loop at its western end, first shown on Ordnance Survey maps in 1901,[4] to serve a slate quarry and manganese mine.

[5] A mineral tramway had been planned to serve the mine and quarries,[5] but the necessary agreements were not reached with the local landowner Dr.

[1] During the Victorian era, the railway promoted the destination to tourists through references to a nearby chalybeate spring, and bottled water was produced here around the 1910s.

[3] The remaining siding was removed during track renewals in early 1954, but it was reinstated, as a full loop, in the winter of 1956/1957, and was usable by late January.

[4] The loop was never used as a passing place for public train services during preservation; its main role was as an engineers' siding.