Situated along two railway lines, it opened in 1895 and operated until it was closed in 1975 due to the Lebanese Civil War.

[1] In addition to the passenger station building, the 62 000 square metre facility also had a repair shop and rail yard.

[1] In 2014, the station building was converted into a trendy outdoor bar, with an abandoned steam locomotive on site used as a DJ booth.

[4] Many young patrons of the establishment are not even aware the building was a train station, thinking it was simply an industrial-style décor used at the site.

[7] In July 2023, UNESCO and Italy signed an agreement to finance the reconstruction of the Beirut Mar Mikhael Train Station with a budget of €2 million.