The railway station was built in 1859 as a part of connection between Liberec and Pardubice to the south, and Zittau to the north.

The project was realised by Společnost Pardubicko-liberecké dráhy (Pardubice-Liberec Railway Company).

Daily express trains link Liberec with Děčín, Ústí nad Labem, Hradec Králové and Pardubice, but there is no direct connection to Prague.

The private company Die Länderbahn run services branded Trilex which connect Liberec with Zittau and Dresden.

The station is served by two express routes operated by Czech Railways.