Opened in 1882 by the South Eastern Railway, it is the first station along the branch line from Elmers End to Hayes and still has most of its original wooden buildings, surviving an arson attempt by the suffragettes in 1913 and a partial rebuilding in 1922.

Initially the 13 weekday and four Sunday services operated as far as Elmers End where they connected with Addiscombe to London trains.

[3][4] Initially the line was of questionable commercial value as the area was largely rural although it was an attractive location for Londoners wishing to escape to the countryside.

[6] On 14 June 1913 members of the Suffragettes movement planted a bomb which was discovered in the ladies waiting room at the station.

This event followed the death of Emily Wilding Davison six days earlier after her attempt to stop the King's horse at the Epsom Derby.

[9] Following privatisation of British Rail on 1 April 1994 the infrastructure at Eden Park station became the responsibility of Railtrack whilst a business unit operated the train services.

On 13 October 1996 operation of the passenger services passed to Connex South Eastern who were originally due to run the franchise until 2011.

Following a number of accidents and financial issues Railtrack plc was sold to Network Rail on 3 October 2002 who became responsible for the infrastructure.

[14] During the late 1990s, the platform walls were painted by local graffiti artists Mesa and Aztek; the work has since been removed.