The station stop was part of planned
Camden and Woodbury Railroad, which began in 1837–1838 but ran irregularly and was later abandoned. The
West Jersey Railroad (WJ) was granted its charter by the state of
New Jersey on February 5, 1853, to build a line from
Camden to
Cape May. The directors of the company met on July 15, 1853, to select the route on which they would build. The line was built in stages with the backing of the
Camden and Amboy from Camden to
Glassboro. The first of the line using the abandoned Camden and Woodbury right-of-way opened on April 15, 1857. Service was later expanded along the
Penns Grove Branch and the
Salem Branch, which converge just south of the station at Woodbury Junction. Through mergers and acquisitions the line became part of the
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad and then
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. The line was
electrified between 1906 and 1949. The power house north of the station was the last remnant of the electrified rail and was later demolished by Conrail. It later became diesel service. Passenger service to
Penns Grove ended on July 8, 1950. Service to
Salem ended on December 30. The remaining passenger service through Woodbury ended on February 5, 1971. ==Future==