The station was situated on the North Midland Railway's line between Rotherham Masborough and Chesterfield, widely known as "The Old Road".

The original Treeton station opened on 6 April 1841 but closed the following year.

The platforms served the centre two with access by steps from the adjacent road bridge.

[2] The goods lines were routed to the rear of the platforms in an arrangement similar to that at Brightside in Sheffield.

In 1922 passenger services calling at Treeton were at their most intensive, with trains serving four destinations via five routes: Services using the Sheffield District Railway ended at the outbreak of WW2, with a few months revival from 6 October 1946 to 17 March 1947.