Designed by Noël Le Maresquier with a functional and maritime style, it was built in 1955 in anticipation of the arrival of the TGV Atlantique and replaced an older station in the town developed in the 19th century by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans railway.

SNCF have promised various levels of maintenance and development, particularly to assist disabled passengers and make a better impression on visitors to the town.

[3][4] The shell of the old station, now a performing arts theatre, is located further south, adjacent to the Port of Saint Nazaire.

He crashed through the glass ceiling of the train station, which slowed his fall enough to allow him to survive upon hitting the floor below.

The station is served by both the TGV and the regional trains and buses of the TER Pays de la Loire.