The town end of the platform was used to load railway trucks with fish that were caught by the many local boats, many of which were drawn up on Porthminster beach, just below the station.

[4] The line was proposed for closure following the Beeching Report and, because of this, was mentioned in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.

[5] The line however was reprieved, but the original curved station was closed on 23 May 1971 and a new, straight, platform opened on the site of the goods shed to replace it.

It has a single platform, which is on the left of trains arriving from St Erth, which is 4.25 miles (6.8 km) to the south.

A travel agency immediately adjacent to the station platform contains a rail ticket booking office.

The first and last train of the day (plus an early evening service on Saturday) are extended to Penzance[8] to facilitate crew changes.