The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866.

The station has two platforms with eastbound and westbound lines, but either side of the station the line is single-track.

The original station building has been disused for many years and has not been staffed since the 1990s.
In 2016 it was reported that the line franchisee, Abellio Greater Anglia, planned to demolish the station building and provide platform shelters in its place.
It also planned to demolish the station buildings at Weeley and Alresford.
The buildings were subsequently offered to Tendring Borough Council for £1 each, should the council wish to renovate them.
The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866.
The station has two platforms with eastbound and westbound lines, but either side of the station the line is single-track.
The original station building has been disused for many years and has not been staffed since the 1990s. In 2016 it was reported that the line franchisee, Abellio Greater Anglia, planned to demolish the station building and provide platform shelters in its place. It also planned to demolish the station buildings at Weeley and Alresford. The buildings were subsequently offered to Tendring Borough Council for £1 each, should the council wish to renovate them.
Kirby Cross railway station