The station is located on the Wallisellen to Uster and Rapperswil railway line.

[3] An unusual feature of Uster railway station is the historic lok remise or engine shed.

This comprises two separate buildings, a simple shed from 1856 and a partial roundhouse from 1857, arranged around a turntable.

It is owned by the Canton of Zurich, and used by the Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland to maintain its collection of historic rolling stock.

[5][6] In 2018, parts of the Uster station were rebuilt so that barrier-free access to all trains of the Zurich S-Bahn is possible.