It is in a deep cutting that was dug for the line to maintain a very shallow maximum gradient, to allow for fast running with steam-hauled trains.

[3] The new line and station effectively created the present Gerrards Cross;[citation needed] the original settlement lay for the most part along the Oxford Road.

[4] The bronze 'Railway Navvy' sculpture behind the Up platform was created by Anthony Stones who was commissioned in 1992 by the Colne Valley Park Groundwork Trust.

The band Genesis contributed £3,000 towards the cost of the sculpture in appreciation of their song 'Driving the Last Spike' on their album We Can't Dance.

The work included replacing the canopies, installing lighting across the entire station, repairs to the roof and windows, and a repaint.

Following work on removing infill material and various concrete segments, both those that actually failed and those that were judged unsafe but had not actually collapsed, the trackwork and signalling system were restored.

[8] As recently as 2011 a single weekday service to London Paddington started from Gerrards Cross,[9] running non-stop from West Ruislip.

The service was later truncated to commence at South Ruislip, returning to High Wycombe without stopping at Gerrards Cross.