The station, close to the River Thames and Windsor Castle, is a Grade II listed building.

[1] The wall on the southeast (Datchet Road) side of the station forms a long curve, parallel with the platform, containing a series of arches with depressed heads.

[4] In 1974 the level crossing in the throat of the station giving access to Romney Lock was closed and replaced by a footbridge.

[4] As part of the privatisation of British Rail, the Stagecoach Group company South West Trains took over operation of the service and the station in 1996.

[5] On 22 May 2009, the end carriage of the 06:15 departure derailed as the train pulled out of the station causing disruption to services for much of the day.

On 30 January 2015, a Class 458/5 operated by South West Trains was damaged by fire following severe electrical arcing which occurred shortly after departing Windsor & Eton Riverside.