The first railway here was a horse-worked line from Newquay Harbour to Hendra Crazey.

The trains continued to carry only goods traffic but a passenger service was introduced on 20 June 1876.

The station was originally known as Halloon but was renamed "St Columb Road" on 1 November 1878.

[2] The passing loop was extended in 1933 to accommodate the long holiday trains that were then handled on the branch, but it was taken out of use on 3 January 1965 when the goods yard was closed.

St Columb Road is a request stop on the line, so passengers wishing to alight must inform the conductor and passengers wishing to join the train must signal to the driver.