It was situated on the west side of the A68 on what is now the Waskerley Way cycle track which passes through the station site.

The goods traffic that was handled at the station was ganister (stone) and livestock.

The station was still open to goods traffic with a single track in the 1950s until it closed completely on 6 June 1966.

The line through the station continued to carry mineral traffic until 1 May 1969 and was then dismantled in 1970.

[1] By the 1970s, the station buildings had fallen into disrepair however in 1972 the station buildings were dismantled for reassembly at the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish.