The station was built by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1902, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

It is served by Amtrak's Blue Water and Wolverine trains and was formerly a stop for the International Limited.

[4] The Michigan Central Railroad built a set of tracks providing passenger service through Dowagiac in 1848.

[5] The depot is a single-story brick Tudor Revival structure trimmed with limestone.

The station is accessed through a port cochere and glassed-in entry porch.