The island platform was accessed by a level crossing at the station's northern end until replaced by an underpass on 2 March 1973 opened by Minister for Transport Milton Morris.

[4] Following the electrification of the line from Wyong in June 1984, passenger trains including the Brisbane Limited, Gold Coast Motorail, Grafton Express, North Coast Daylight Express, North Coast Overnight Express, Northern Mail and Northern Tablelands Express changed from electric to diesel traction at Broadmeadow.

[8][9] Newcastle Transport operates four bus routes via Broadmeadow station, under contract to Transport for NSW: NSW TrainLink operates one coach route via Broadmeadow station: Busways operates two coach routes via Broadmeadow station, under contract to Transport for NSW: The Australian Rail Track Corporation's Broadmeadow Centralised Traffic Control centre for the northern half of the state including the North Coast line to Brisbane, is located just south of the station, as is Transport Asset Holding Entity's Broadmeadow signal box which controls the Broadmeadow to Eraring section of the Main Northern line.

NSW TrainLink have a depot that maintains its Endeavour and Hunter railcar fleets.

The former Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot is used to house preserved rolling stock.