It is located on the Fremantle and Airport lines, 9.3 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Claremont.

[4] The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored.

After the Town of Claremont's Council Chambers were gutted by fire in 2010, it relocated its administration to the former station master's building.

[8] The Airport line was originally planned to terminate at Daglish station, as there was already a turnback siding there.

[13] In August 2020, John Holland Group was awarded a $36 million contract to undertake the construction works at Claremont station.

[20] From 2034, Claremont station's platforms are planned to be extended to the east to accommodate six-car trains.

There are two access points to the station from each street: a grade level track crossing through electrically activated gates at the eastern end of the station, and the original pedestrian bridge that provides access by stairs to the platform and to the elevated signal box.