[1] The station was originally the terminus of a branch line of the Stockton and Darlington Railway from the junction near Allens West (Yarm) station on the Bishop Line between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn-by-the-Sea via Shildon and Darlington in County Durham.

The line ran through the village of Egglescliffe until it reached the station at Urlay Nook Road.

The line was lifted shortly after and the site of the station has since been occupied by South View and The Crescent housing estates.

[2][3] Since closure to all rail traffic, the trackbed has since been redeveloped with housing, road alignments and parks.

Some parts of the line are still traceable on maps, especially near the Cleveland Bay pub and near Allens West station where the former junction for the Yarm branch began.