It serves the eastern suburb of Cranbourne North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 24 March 1995.

[6] In 1977, flashing light signals were provided at the former Thompsons Road level crossing, which was located in the down direction from the station.

[8][9] In December 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the station would be completely rebuilt as part of the Cranbourne line duplication.

[12] The duplication allowed an improved timetable for the Cranbourne line, with services operating roughly every 10 minutes during the morning peak.

Cranbourne Transit operates two bus routes to and from Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: