The station, which is located at an altitude of +723 meters, is included in the Operational Area II Bandung.

The Cimahi region has become known since 1811 when the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies at the time, Herman Willem Daendels led the Anyer–Panarukan road construction project.

At that time Daendels assigned forced laborers to set up a guard post near what would become Cimahi Alun-alun (square).

The construction of this station was initiated by the Staatsspoorwegen (SS), a railway company belonging to the Dutch East Indies Colonial Government.

The vernacular character of this station is very prominent, it can be seen from the use of symmetry on the front facade with the main departure gate in the middle of the building.