It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern Trains and is 4 miles (6 km) east of Wakefield Kirkgate station.

The station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro and Regional Railways on 12 May 1992 when the line between Wakefield and Pontefract was re-opened to passenger traffic.

On Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service each way, to Leeds via both Wakefield stations and to Knottingley.

On Sunday, trains run two-hourly between Knottingley and Leeds via Wakefield.

This article on a railway station in Yorkshire and the Humber is a stub.