It was opened by the Great Central Railway to serve the first dock in Grimsby but was closed during World War II and never reopened.
A source with local knowledge refers to the station as "Riby Street Platforms".
[3] The station was known as "Skateknob Junction" by workers at the nearby fish docks.
[7] The station was opened in 1904 aiming at services for workers at the adjacent docks, most of which were unadvertised.
The line through the station site had been reduced to single track, but a regular passenger service to Cleethorpes.