Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk built the spur line from Dinting viaduct to Howard Town over his own land at his own expense.
He then sold it to the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway for £15,244 10s 10d (equivalent to £1,520,000 in 2019).
The station was opened on 9 June 1845 to goods traffic; the formal opening was on 30 June 1845 – it was attended by some of the SA&MR Directors, and passenger traffic began immediately afterward.
The station buildings were constructed to the designs of John Grey Weightman and opened in 1847.

There was a previous station called Glossop on the main line but that was renamed "Dinting" with the opening of the Glossop station on the branch.
The new station was originally named Glossop, and was renamed Glossop Central on 10 July 1922, reverting to Glossop on 6 May 1974.

Originally built with two platforms, the station was reduced to one operational platform in the 1970s (when the branch was singled).
When the voltage changed from DC to AC on 7 December 1984 the AC trains continued to use the old platform before the single line was transferred from one side of the island to the other.
Double-ended electric multiple units arriving from Manchester Piccadilly reverse to proceed to Hadfield, and vice versa.
The other platform face and redundant station buildings were incorporated into an extension for the next door Co-op supermarket and car park, now owned by The Co-operative Group.

The station is now a Grade II Listed building and a blue plaque was unveiled in 2006.
Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk built the spur line from Dinting viaduct to Howard Town over his own land at his own expense. He then sold it to the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway for £15,244 10s 10d (equivalent to £1,520,000 in 2019). The station was opened on 9 June 1845 to goods traffic; the formal opening was on 30 June 1845 – it was attended by some of the SA&MR Directors, and passenger traffic began immediately afterward. The station buildings were constructed to the designs of John Grey Weightman and opened in 1847.
There was a previous station called Glossop on the main line but that was renamed "Dinting" with the opening of the Glossop station on the branch. The new station was originally named Glossop, and was renamed Glossop Central on 10 July 1922, reverting to Glossop on 6 May 1974.
Originally built with two platforms, the station was reduced to one operational platform in the 1970s (when the branch was singled). When the voltage changed from DC to AC on 7 December 1984 the AC trains continued to use the old platform before the single line was transferred from one side of the island to the other. Double-ended electric multiple units arriving from Manchester Piccadilly reverse to proceed to Hadfield, and vice versa. The other platform face and redundant station buildings were incorporated into an extension for the next door Co-op supermarket and car park, now owned by The Co-operative Group.
The station is now a Grade II Listed building and a blue plaque was unveiled in 2006.
Glossop railway station