 Between the two world wars, a direct service connection time of less than 6hrs was possible on a daily basis between and .Designated for closure under the Beeching cuts, the station closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 but the section between Ruabon and Llangollen Goods Yard remained opened for freight traffic until April 1968.Immediately afterwards the track was removed from the whole line between Ruabon and Barmouth Jn.