The station was opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase.

The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL).

[1] The contract to construct Kai Tak station (and the approach tunnels), valued at HK$1,422,000,000, was awarded on 25 April 2013 to the Kaden-Chun Wo joint venture.

[4] The station was temporarily closed on 17 July 2020 after a wartime bomb was found nearby.

It was designed by Cliff Dunnaway, author of two books about Hong Kong's aviation history.