[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the novel Ivanhoe, written in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott.

[4] In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Marshall Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction from the station.

[7] The signal box controlling the level crossing gates was also abolished at that time.

There is a large red brick building on Platform 1, which includes an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building.

[10] Platform 1: Platform 2: Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: