The station was opened in 1917 by the
Mansfield Railway, along with and . The line and its stations was worked by the
Great Central Railway, which became part of the
London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and subsequently
British Railways in 1948. Most regular passenger trains plied between and Mansfield Central, with some extending to and . In the station's early years, some services operated between Mansfield Central, and . Timetabled services ceased on 2 January 1956, though summer weekend excursion traffic to , , and continued until 8 September 1962. The line through the station was closed on 7 January 1968 and subsequently lifted. The station and its associated earthworks were razed to the ground in 1972. {{Rail line two to one ==The site today==