The station is located on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 26.8 km (16.7 mi) north of Wellington.

The station is served by Metlink's electric multiple unit trains of the "Matangi" FP class.

The station has an island platform between two tracks, linked to Field Street in the south by a footpath, and to Fergusson Drive in the north-west and Whitemans Road to the north-east via pedestrian level crossings.

[3] The station was damaged by a small fire circa 2000, which left it leaking and with no lights under the shelter for several years.

The fire damage showed until some repairs were made that the station had toilets at one point until the area was boarded up again.