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Raglan Station was opened in 1876 along the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway to improve toursit access to Raglan Castle, which was a popular destination at the time. Raglan Station is a rare example of the sort of small country station that was once a common feature of rural Wales.

The station facilities consisted of little more than a single platform, a small goods yard which included a coal wharf and a cattle loading dock. The station was typical of the Great Western Railway stations of the time. It was made of red bricks with sandstone detailing and a small timber canopy which projected out over the platfomr. It was divided into three main parts - the ticket office, a large central waiting room warmed by a coal fire, and an office; with small extensions at either end containing Ladies and Gents toilets and a storeroom. Many original features still survive, such as the deep cast iron rainwater gutters, wrought iron brackets for paraffin oil lamps and the platform canopy itself.

Although the station provided access to the village of Raglan and its castle, the number of people who used it was modest. Around 1900, only 10,000 passenger tickets were issued. By 1930, this figure had fallen to 1,190 - which equates to only three passengers a day. Due to a contnuing decline in passenger numbers, the station closed in May 1955.