Located between Abercrombie Street and Whitehorse Road, it was opened on 24 March 1891, along with the line though it, and was named after the adjacent Deepdene House.
It was served by what became known, ironically, as the Deepdene Dasher, a shuttle service from Riversdale, consisting of one or two "American-style" carriages hauled by a steam locomotive.
[1]: 62 The line was reopened beyond Deepdene on 11 February 1925, to allow a goods service to be run to East Kew station.
[2] The former departmental residence, which was located alongside the Whitehorse Road level crossing, was demolished in 1938.
[2] Until 1943, goods services to East Kew continued to pass through the site of Deepdene station.