[1] It is currently used exclusively by freight trains, but previously it handled passengers.

On 13 December 2004, the name of the station was changed from Laizhou to Nanping North.

[2] However, on 1 July 2006, the name was reverted to Laizhou reportedly due to passenger confusion.

A chord between the two lines was opened in December 2012 which most services began using, eliminating a reversal and shortening the journey by 8 kilometres (5.0 mi).

[6] Passenger services were withdrawn in January 2016 however the station still contains a large yard for freight trains.