Located in the Vali Rahmi Bey neighborhood of Buca, it was one of the oldest railway stations in Turkey.

The construction of a 2.7 km (1.7 mi) railway from Şirinyer to Buca was considered as early as the late 1850s, but it wasn't until 1866 that plans were put into motion.

A twice daily train operated from Alsancak station in İzmir to Buca, once in the morning and once in the evening.

[2] The station was used most by wealthy foreign business owners (Turkish: Levanten) who lived in Buca, but commuted to Alsancak for work, each day.

[3] The ORC was sold to the Turkish State Railways in 1935, which continued operating trains to Buca.