It is situated at the end of a short branch line linking the station with Stourbridge Junction, 0.8 miles away, where passengers can change for mainline train services.

[2] The station was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1 April 1915[3] and 3 March 1919,[4] with passenger services being replaced by Midland Red buses.

It has a single 170 ft (52 m) platform which is more than long enough to hold a single car Class 153 railcar, which formerly shuttled passengers between the station and Stourbridge Junction; the line now uses two Class 139 people mover-type cars.

Due to the nature of the gradient, there is a short section of rails behind the initial buffer stop to prevent accidents such as those which occurred in 1989 and 1990.

This runs parallel to the station pathway, and is surrounded by a wall and railings for safety reasons.