[2] The station's history dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century, when it was inaugurated with the Blida train station on August 15, 1862, in parallel with the receipt of the first railway line, 50 km long, linking the city of Algiers with the city of Blida.

[3][4] French architect Charles Frédéric Chassériau designed the station.

[5] Its construction began during the French occupation of Algeria, immediately after the approval of the imperial decree on April 8, 1857, to establish a railway line from Algiers to Oran.

[10] The Algiers train station was reconstructed at the beginning of the twentieth century.

[11] The Ali Boumendjel Metro Station (line 1), located at the intersection of Larbi Ben M'hidi, Ali Boumendjel and Patrice Lumumba streets, about 600 meters away, is accessible by leaving the station and taking the public road.