[2] The name comes from the word "Mbungo", which in Kimbundu means "horn", which is a descriptor of the topography of the city from 1846 with trains making a roundabout motion from the interior to the coastline around a large hill on the northern edge of the city center.

The building is of Portuguese colonial design with a simple, non-ornamented facade painted light yellow and with gray windows.

According to the original project, the main facade should have included a clock and the acronym CFAA - "Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro through d'Africa".

[4] The station is in a state of good condition and has undergone few major design changes since its inauguration.

As part of this project, plans to refurbish an old coach house behind the station were shelved and the building was demolished in 2016 in preparation for a newer, larger and more modern rail terminus.