Situated on St Johns Avenue, the station was designed and built by the New South Wales Department of Railways in 1909.

[3] A goods siding (adjacent to the Down line), crossovers and a signal box on the platform (part of the station building) completed the track arrangement.

Walls are red face brick, tuck pointed with moulded rendered string course, architraves and window sills.

At the northern end of the building is located a brick signal box with encircling sliding 6-paned windows on three sides under the main roof line.

[3] Exterior: The timber framed and weatherboard clad booking office was constructed in 1910 and located on the overhead platform.

The roof overhang and projecting gable on the southern side provides a sheltered area for ticket purchasing, and features timber boarded ceiling and rose.

New access structures to these lifts have been constructed in a similar style and material to the original booking office, and feature coloured glass panels.

The lift access structure on the eastern side includes two small commercial tenancies, only one of which is presently occupied.

[3] Both the eastern and western lengths of the rail corridor are landscaped with several mature trees and shrubs including poplars, jasmine, jacaranda, palms, agapanthus, camellias and lawned areas.

The station group demonstrates the importance of the role of the railway in opening up the areas of the northern suburbs of Sydney for settlement at this time.

[3] The station contributes to the cohesive character of the North Shore line, characterised by its early 20th century railway architecture, generally in landscaped settings, which demonstrates the rapid construction of this section of the rail network.

[3] Gordon railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

The elements that contribute to this significance include the 1909-1910 station building, booking office, overhead walkway, and platforms.

[3] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

The elaborate nature of its architectural detail is perhaps indicative of the importance of Gordon Railway Station as an early intermediate terminus along the North Shore line.

This station building contributes to the cohesive group of 20th century railway architecture which is characteristic of the northern section of the rail network, and demonstrates the rapid historical construction of the North Shore line.

Gordon Railway Station has social significance as evidenced by the community involvement during the design and construction of the new lifts and access arrangements.

[3] The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

The footbridge is a good representative example of such structures, of which 28 were constructed in Metropolitan Sydney, with a number still remain within the metro network.