The station opened in 2002 and is located on the Porrettana railway.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI), Italy's state-owned rail company.

[2] On September 30, 2003, a railway accident happened in the station, as regional train 11432, heading to Bologna Centrale, collided with a cement block after a red light was ignored due to human error.

[3] Casalecchio Garibaldi railway station is situated north of the town centre.

The station consists of four tracks linked by an underpass.