The station was built sometime after 1924 in order to serve the Nassau Smelting & Refining Company, and had a siding so that freight could be transferred to and from the factory.

[2] The station was named after and built to serve the nearby Nassau Smelting & Refining Company, which was located directly to the west of the southbound platform.

The factory opened in 1882 as the Tottenville Copper Works and changed its name in 1931 to the Nassau Smelting & Refining Company.

[4][5] The Metropolitan Transportation Authority purchased and gained control of the Staten Island Rapid Transit in 1971, and started to modernize the rail line.

[8][9][15] An abandoned siding sits next to the southbound (geographically northern) platform, which used to serve the Nassau Smelting & Refining Company.

At the west (railroad south) end of the station, an overpass connected the two platforms, and had an exit at Nassau Place.