It lies between Hoxton and Dalston Junction stations, is in Travelcard Zone 2, and is open 24 hours on a Friday and Saturday as part of the London Overground Night Service.

An act of parliament saw the NLR apply to build a two-mile extension from Dalston to a new London terminus at Broad Street railway station.

It was situated on a viaduct and was a flat roofed square two storey station building located on Lee Street.

[8] It was initially served by local services from Broad Street to Poplar (East India Road) on the City Extension of the North London Railway.

[9] Following that, services were withdrawn on 6 May 1940 as an economy measure during World War II and the following October the station building was badly damaged by enemy bombs.

This scheme involved using the old Broad Street lines and a new station was proposed at Haggerston north of the original site.

Internally, the building features orange mosaic tiling and a large mural to Edmond Halley, who was born in the area.

On 23 May 2010 services were extended from New Cross Gate to West Croydon or Crystal Palace, whilst through trains to Clapham Junction began operating at the December 2012 timetable change.