Originally named simply Windsor, the station was renamed twice: first to Windsor & Eton on 1 June 1904; and then, following Nationalisation, to Windsor & Eton Central on 26 September 1949. The station is served by a shuttle service of trains from Slough operated by First Great Western and is the terminus of its Windsor Branch. It should not be mistaken for the nearby Windsor & Eton Riverside station, which is the terminus for the South West Trains service from Waterloo.