It is located on West End Lane between Broadhurst Gardens and Blackburn Road and is situated in Travelcard Zone 2.

The station acted as the temporary terminus of the branch until it was further extended to Willesden Green on 24 November that year.

[7] On 20 November 1939, most stopping services were transferred to the Bakerloo line when it took over operations on the Stanmore branch; at this time the platform was rebuilt in the Underground's standard style, but the station building was retained.

Due to stairs leading from the ticket hall to the platform, the station is not accessible.

There have been proposals since before 1990 for a new West Hampstead interchange linking all three stations in the area and additionally serving two further lines that currently pass through the site.