[1] It was on the section of the South Wales Railway which opened that day between the temporary station near Carmarthen and Haverfordwest,[2] and was situated between Sarnau and Whitland.

[4] The new station would have consisted of concrete platforms adjoining both tracks and timber waiting shelters provided with electric lighting.

The St Clears Times ran a community poll from 2010 and 95% of people who voted were in favour of opening the station.

[citation needed] There have been recent proposals to reopen the station as part of the Welsh Governments Rail infrastructure investment.

[7] In 2019 it was shortlisted by Welsh Government for further assessment, along with three other stations (from an original longlist of 12) as part of a national strategy to improve transport links.