Located in the centre of Katakolo, close to the harbour and ferry port, the station was opened in 1882 by the Pyrgos-Katakolo Railway Company (SPK), (now part of OSE).

On 1 January 1971, the station and most of the Greek rail infrastructure were transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation.

Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s.

[9] In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management, was forced to reduce services across the network.

[10] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads.