[3] Despite the station's closure, the line remained open for limestone traffic until 1992 after which it was taken over by the Wensleydale Railway which obtained a lease of the 22 miles (35 km) from Northallerton to Redmire.

[5] Restoration works were undertaken with the support of Scruton Parish Council and a grant from the Railway Heritage Trust.

[7][9][10] The station did not operate until the Wensleydale's eastern terminus at Northallerton West was completed and opened to the public on 22 November 2014.

[7][11] The station, along with that at Northallerton West, was closed in August 2016 following a collision between a train and a car at a level crossing near Yafforth.

The station is only served on select operating days and is home to the railway's "Living History Experience".