The station is 14.3 km (8.9 mi) east from Haydarpaşa Terminal and is located directly southeast of the historical city center of Maltepe.

The station has 2 platforms for passenger traffic.

The Haydarpaşa-Gebze Line and the Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional service the station, as intercity trains skip Maltepe.

The station was originally opened in 1872 by the Ottoman Government as part of a railway from Istanbul to İzmit.

The station used to be a main freight depot, but when the branch line serving the Maltepe military pier was abandoned freight operations declined greatly.