[3] Located on the eastern edge of the village, the station was opened in 1874 by the Chemins de fer Orientaux[4] (now part of OSE).

The sections from Alexandroupoli to Svilengrad, except for a short section of about 10 km (6.2 mi)[8] in Turkey serving Edirne Karaagaç station and for 3 km (1.9 mi) between the Greek border and Svilengrad station in Bulgaria[9] came under the control of the French-Hellenic Railway Company (CFFH), a subsidiary of the CO, when the CFFH was incorporated in July 1929.

Under the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, a new border between Greece and Turkey was established at the Evros river, just east of Ftelia railway station.

In Greece, a line was opened to allow trains from Pythio to Bulgaria to stay on Greek territory and avoid Edirne.

The platforms have no outside seating, Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards for passenger information, and the station remains little more than an unstaffed halt.