The station serves NSW TrainLink trains travelling south to Port Kembla or Kiama and north to Wollongong and Sydney.

[6] The district south of central Wollongong began to develop as an industrial area at the beginning of the 20th century.

The branch's sole passenger station was Mount Drummond, but it closed in 1923, reopening as Coniston in 1925.

The platform buildings feature distinctive Art Deco style vertical "fins" extending above the awnings at both ends.

[6] Premier Illawarra operates one bus route via Coniston station, under contract to Transport for NSW: