It was opened on 11 January 1966 as part of the original metro line with six stations from Didube to Rustaveli.

[1] The architects of the lower platform of the passenger hall were G. Melkadze, T. Mikashavidze, N. Kvartskhava, and I. Kavlashvili.

The underground hall is connected by an escalator, which is the oldest in the metro system (type ЕМ-5.5).

At the end of the waiting hall, there is a high-relief image of the director Kote Marjanishvili's bust on the wall (sculptor Merab Berdzenishvili).

[1] There is also an unopened second exit of the station next to the Marjanishvili Theatre, which construction works began during USSR, but later were frozen.