It is the only station serving the Tuscan city, after the closure of Carrara San Martino in 1969.

The station was opened on December 26, 1862, with the name of "Avenza",[1][2] as part of the railway section between Sarzana and Massa.

On May 20, 1915, in the underpass road Viale XX Settembre, in the immediate vicinity of the station, began to pass convoys of the electric tramway for the connection to the fraction of Marina: 6.3 km long the tramway was electrified at direct voltage of 600 V, the line had the standard gauge of 1,445 mm.

With the decline of freight traffic, RFI decided the transformation from station to halt, starting December 2012.

To the east of PB, there is a small garden of the 20th century characterized by the presence of trees such as pines and firs and a large palm that is there from the opening of the station, there are also two fountains, a little to drink and a big.