Opened prior to 17 April 1885,[2] the station consisted of one 81 metre platform with a waiting shelter.

Prior to 1956 the station was quite substantial, with an enclosed waiting room and ticket office.

In the Black Sunday bushfires of 1955 all but the masonry section of the platform was totally destroyed.

Approximately 450 passengers were on board the train at the time including John Brodie Spence, the Commissioner for Public Works in South Australia.

When Upper Sturt closed, Eden Hills became unique in this regard, although by then the South Australian Railways had ceased to exist.