The original station which was mainly constructed of wood opened in 1854. The line at the time was only a single track and this was increasingly recognised as a bottle neck so plans were made to double this which began in 1875 and a new larger station was to be built on the north side of the track. The new station was built in the M.S.& L.R.
The original wooden station, constructed in 1854, served as the starting point for a single-track line. Recognizing its limitations as a bottleneck, plans were made to double the track beginning in 1875. A new larger station was built on the north side of the existing track and was part of the M.S.& L.R. project.