From the 1860s to 1915, it was linked with a formerly separate station opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1852.

[1][a] The station was renamed Chalk Farm on 1 December 1862,[4] and resited to the west, with four new platforms completed on 24 May 1872.

[5] After the station's reopening in 1922, the passenger service was usually provided during peak hours only running between Broad Street and Watford Junction.

The station was scheduled to close when the Liverpool Street to Watford Junction service was discontinued, but ended early due to flooding.

[7] The area is served by the nearby Chalk Farm station on the London Underground's Northern line.