One of the busiest intermediate stopping places on the north line, the station here was erected for the opening of the Manx Northern Railway on 23rd September 1879 and is of the same design as those at St. Germain’s Station, Ballaugh Station and Sulby Bridge Station (another was erected at Sulby Glen Station and later replaced); it was accompanied by a long passing loop, goods sidings and a stone-built goods shed which was added later.  The station was a short walk from the pleasure grounds at Glen Wyllin which were served by a dedicated fenced-off path running parallel to the line beyond the level crossing; the site was later owned by the Railway Company and much effort made to publicise its attractions, including special trains which sometimes terminated here, using the railcars in later years.

The station was fitted with a small loading platform and cattle dock which remained in situ until after closure, the station and goods shed being sold off 1979, later becoming the fire station for the village, the gable of the shed being modified to accommodate the appliance.  This is a role the site still fulfils today, the trackbed being a footpath.  The last time a locomotive visited here was during a Manx Heritage Transport Festival in 2018 when M.N.Ry. No.4 Caledonia and the Foxdale Coach we