The station was opened on May 15, 1879. Between 1899 and 1902 the station was rebuilt under Karl Cornelius and Waldemar Suadicani. The decisive factor for the new construction was the elevation of the line and the simultaneous construction of a separate pair of tracks for long-distance and freight traffic. The structure of the facility has been largely preserved and is a listed building.
From June 11, 1928, the electric suburban traffic with railcars was included; since December 1, 1930, these have been combined under the name "S-Bahn". Traffic with steam trains initially continued for about half a year parallel to the railcars and was finally discontinued in 1929.
In April 1945 the train traffic had to be stopped due to the war. Both S-Bahn tracks were later dismantled by the Soviet occupation forces. The route including the station was not put back into operation until September 1, 1948. The station was the terminus until November 2, 1948, since the line to Erkner had not yet been restored. Since then, the S-Bahn route to Erkner has been fully operational again.
In 2009 and 2010, the platform roof was renovated, the lighting systems renewed and a guidance system for the blind set up.
Since the end of 2015, the S-Bahn station has been controlled by an electronic interlocking, in the course of which it was equipped with the ZBS electronic train control system.
As part of the route expansion of the Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) long-distance railway, the signal box building at the station had to be demolished.