The station lies on the London to Aylesbury Line and is served by Chiltern Railways trains.

When London Underground's Metropolitan line (the successor of the Met) was fully electrified in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a decision was made to run only as far as Amersham.

In 1989-90 BR's Network SouthEast refurbished the station and the "up" (London) platform canopy was shortened slightly.

It ended service in 1984, and was finally removed in 2010 to be used at the Mid Hants Railway as an exhibit.

Some are express services that omit the stops shared with the Metropolitan line nearer London.