The station is managed by Southern who also operate trains from the station. Direct trains from the station run to Victoria, London Bridge, East Croydon, Shepherds Bush, and Milton Keynes Central. Southern consider the station to be the 6th busiest station on their 158 station network as it receives 12,932 passenger journeys a day, totalling 4,655,520 per year. Although the station is named Streatham Common, it is actually 0.5 miles away from Streatham Common, Streatham railway station is the nearest station being 0.3 miles from the common.