Designed by architects Ivan Taranov and Nadezhda Bykova, it was opened in 1938 as part of the second stage of the Moscow Metro.

The station is named after the nearby Belorussky Rail Terminal, from which westward trains towards Belarus and western Europe depart.

The floor, initially being based on Belarusian national ornaments, was replaced with square tiles of black and grey marble.

[citation needed] In 1952, a series of staircases was added to the southern side of the central hall, and a transfer to Belorusskaya station on the Koltsevaya line was opened.

[citation needed] The station receives 139,700 passengers per day from the Koltsevaya line and 45,950 from its vestibule, built into the Belorussky Rail Terminal.