[11][12] The station was situated in a cutting between the Lowgates overbridge and a footbridge from Fan Road to Netherthorpe, both of which survive.

[14] Normal passenger traffic over the Doe Lea branch line ceased in 1930 and the route was severed by the closure of Rowthorn Tunnel near Hardwick Hall.

That was supplemented by traffic to and from the Coalite and Chemical Works at Bolsover, and Bolsover Castle station remained open for goods until 1 November 1962,[18] and in usable condition for passenger traffic at least until 1981, which led to some remarkable trains, notably by Miners' Welfare specials[19][20] to distant points, and by specials in connection with the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1977, all of which passed through the site of Staveley Town station.

On 16 October 1965, a "Last 4F" Midlands Tour ran along the Clowne branch line and to Glapwell, then through the site of Staveley Town.

[19][21] On 1 October 1966, a Railway Correspondence and Travel Society Notts & Yorks railtour passed through and is believed to have been the last.

[22] Timetabled summer weekend excursion traffic, notably from Radford to Blackpool, continued until 1962, along with football specials.

A temporary reprieve for the line through the site of Staveley Town station was obtained following the closure of Arkwright Colliery in 1988.

On 4 March 2006, the Branch Line Society ran a last train special through the station site to the disposal point boundary.

[27] The line through the station site to Seymour Junction and Oxcroft Disposal Point has been mothballed as there remains the possibility of opencast mining in the area.