The station was badly damaged by a snowstorm on Tuesday 11 April 1876. The corrugated iron roof which spanned the two platforms and lines was about long and wide. The weight of snow caused the roof to collapse shortly after the passage of a goods train through the station. Fortunately there were no passengers on the platforms so there were no fatalities. A small section of the roof remained standing, but was in a poor condition so the company attached a long chain to it and, using a locomotive, pulled it down. The line was cleared in around three hours.