Opened at the end of the 19th century, the new station was activated on 28 November 1909 to replace the old one.

The new platforms were relocated about a hundred meters (in the direction of Naples) from the original ones, on the site of the old goods yard, abandoned at the end of the 1990s.

[2] Next to the station is the tram depot, as well as the terminus stop, of San Giovanni a Teduccio.

The car park has never actually been open to the public, despite being a useful train-car interchange to reach the center and the western suburbs of the city.

Since 14 December 2014 the station serves as the terminus for the metropolitan trains of line 2 of the Naples Metro.