At the beginning of the 20th century, after the opening of the bypass lines to Nauen (1902) and Jüterbog (1904), it was built a small rail hub.

[7] Beginning in 1952, it was owned by the East German state railway company (Deutsche Reichsbahn) and subsequently used as a political school and cultural venue and for Transport Police (Transportpolizei) until its closure in 1977 due to deterioration.

The building is used as an academy for senior executives of the German national railway Deutsche Bahn and is usually not publicly accessible.

The station is served by the following services:[13] Potsdam Park Sanssouci is included in fare zone "C" (Tarifbereich C[14]) of the Berlin public transport network.

Not part of the S-Bahn network, it is involved in a feasibility project regarding the extension of the S7 line from Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Golm and/or Werder stations.