The station is situated immediately south of the demolished Earls Court Exhibition Centre and west of Brompton Cemetery in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

On 1 March 1880, the DR opened an extension south from West Brompton to Putney Bridge.

Full passenger services resumed on the WLL in 1994, but it was not until 1 June 1999 that new Network Rail platforms were opened at West Brompton by the then Minister of Transport, Glenda Jackson.

[16][17] The lift tower design is an echo of the decorative brickwork by the 19th c. City of London architect and surveyor, John Young designer of the nearby Empress Place and Lillie Road terrace in Fulham.

National Rail services at West Brompton are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

West Brompton is located on the Mildmay line of the London Overground, with services operated by Class 378 EMUs.

The typical off-peak London Underground service on the District line in trains per hour is:[21] Additional services, including trains to and from Dagenham East and Upminster call at the station during the peak hours.