Located in the centre of the city, not far from the cube houses and the Markthal, the station is served by trains operating on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam Centraal and Dordrecht.

The first railway station at this location – then called Rotterdam Beurs – was opened on 2 May 1877.

Destroyed during World War II, it was replaced by a new station, Rotterdam Blaak, in 1953.

On 15 September 1993, this new underground railway station was opened, as part of a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long tunnel.

Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).