Its former site was the terminus of the Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway to Rotterdam when it opened on 1 June 1893.

The Nederlandse Spoorwegen stopped operating the line, including Hoek van Holland Strand railway station, on 1 April 2017, and the line was transferred to the Rotterdam Metro.

Metro line B service opened as far as the preceding station, Hoek van Holland Haven metro station, on 30 September 2019.

[1] After reconstruction of the rail infrastructure and the facilities, the opening of the replacement metro station took place on 31 March 2023, at which time it again became the western terminus of the line.

The station reopened on 31 March 2023 and has a roughly 20 min service frequency towards Rotterdam City