The station opened on 17 February 1860. Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963.
The line was closed to all goods traffic except wagonload on 2 December 1974, closed to wagonload traffic except beet on 2 June 1978 and to beet traffic on 30 August 1982. The Knock pilgrimage train continued to pass through until 1987.
The cache is a camouflagued magnetic tubular or finger box, at ground level.
