A standard gauge tunnel was built under the town, linking the quarry and the station yard; it was opened on 17 November 1877.

In mid-1984, the station was the terminus for a number of test runs of the then newly introduced Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units, which were later combined with charity fundraising special excursions known as the Wirksworth Phoenix.

[4] The station was reopened on 1 October 2002 by Mr George Repton, who had been an engine driver on the line and Wirksworth's deputy mayor.

The station has the following amenities:[5] The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway runs services to Duffield, via Shottle and Idridgehay.

Timetables vary daily during the year, with more services at weekends and school holidays; patterns include yellow, purple and green days.