The station was only served on weekdays, southbound during the morning peak period and northbound during the afternoon peak period; its replacement, the nearby Downsview Park station, provides a connection from midday, evening, weekend, and holiday GO trains to the university at all times via a two-stop trip on the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) Line 1 subway.

The station consisted of a single platform on the west track with passenger shelters and a ticket vending machine.

[5] However, following objection from York University members and a local councillor,[6] the station was not closed following the inauguration of GO train service at Downsview Park on December 30, 2017.

[3] On March 18, 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of most campus operations at York University.

Metrolinx was in the process of expanding the Barrie line for all-day, two-way service, and it needed to demolish the station in order to lay extra track.