There was a small goods yard north of the line, and a signal box at the London end of the "down" platform.
The introduction of the Metropolitan Green Belt limited the expansion of the London urban area and the extension beyond West Ruislip was cancelled.
The station was built with a pedestrian underpass linking the platforms, but this was inaccessible to people with impaired mobility.
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between London Marylebone and High Wycombe.
[7] On weekends, northbound services are extended beyond High Wycombe to and from Aylesbury via Princes Risborough.