Its wider definition of Banstead Village and Nork wards is relevant here as both are equally well served by it as it lies narrowly in the latter.

The station lies some distance to the north-west of the High Street on the edge of Banstead Downs.

The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 22 May 1865 as part of the Epsom Downs branch line.

The branch was originally laid as double track to accommodate Epsom Downs horse race traffic and was electrified on 17 June 1928.

In the 1920s, the station's name was painted in large letters on the roof as a navigation tool for pilots coming into Croydon Airport.