The station, which was 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Pateley Bridge station,[1] was opened to the public on 12 September 1907, however, a ceremonial opening service for dignitaries, traversed the line the day before, including stops further up past at the reservoir sites.

[2] Just like Lofthouse-in-Nidderdale and Ramsgill stations, Wath was equipped with one platform and a freight loop.

[3] The goods shed and separate siding was located east of the station platform, and was accessed by a connection that headed south onto the main running line.

[4] Due to a petition by the North Eastern Railway's goods manager, the station was renamed from Wath, to Wath-in-Nidderdale.

[8] The last passenger trains to call at the station ran on 31 December 1929, with official closure on the following day, 1 January 1930, however the line through the station site remained open for goods traffic until 1936.