Since 2011 it is located in Sanz Crespo street due to the works for the Metrotrén Asturias project.

The station was built in 2009 in order to find an alternative for Gijón-Jovellanos / La Braña and Gijón-Cercanías that were planned to be demolished in order to free up the area for the construction of the Metrotrén, a project to extend the train line underground.

Metre-gauge railways were formally operated by Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE), which was later absorbed by Renfe, that at the time ran trains on Iberian and international gauge.

The station has information and tickets desks (again separated between gauges) and a small cafeteria.

Urban buses from EMTUSA, Gijón public transport company, stop in front of the station.