The station was opened in 1868 but in 1894, to better handle the volume of traffic, it was re-sited slightly east.

After the closure of the Merton branch to passengers in 1929 the junction was removed and freight traffic served the small goods yard until 1968.

[1] After closure, the original 1868 station building survived as a private dwelling until it was demolished in 2004; new houses were built on the site.

Fragments of the platforms remain, and the original footbridge is still used as a pedestrian bridge over the railway.

The former goods yard and part of the trackbed towards Merton Abbey is now the site of a supermarket.