The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 May 1882.
[1] It was located where Langworthy Road crossed the railway on an overbridge.
The northernmost platform had a signal box located half way along it.
[2] The station had no goods facilities, only handling passengers and parcels, it closed on 2 January 1956.
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