The halt served Shankill and Shanganagh, including the Woodbrook Estate from which it took its name, and lay a short distance north of Bray (at the northern edge of County Wicklow).

It served Sir Stanley Cochrane's Woodbrook estate, and especially his cricket ground.

[citation needed] The Harcourt Street line had declined in use throughout the early 20th century and was closed by CIÉ at the end of 1958.

[citation needed] A new station is intended for an area zoned for future housing development, with access to the proposed station included as part of a list of strategic infrastructure projects financed under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund in 2017.

[citation needed] In August 2020, Iarnród Éireann stated its intention to apply for planning permission for the station.