The station opened on 1 September 1870 by the London and North Western Railway.
The station had a substantial booking office at street level on the west side of the line and on the south side of Wellington Road.
A subway connected to four platforms situated on an embankment well above street level.
The station closed on 5 August 1958[1] shortly before the line was electrified.
No trace of the station remains at track level.