Its construction anticipated the then future doubling of the Genoa-Ventimiglia railway, which at that time followed a single-track path located mainly near the sea.

However, due to major construction delays the new double track line between Savona and Finale Ligure was not completed until 1977.

Thus, for fifteen years the new station was a white elephant, used only occasionally by test trains operated to stabilize the embankment.

In 2009, the passenger building underwent a radical redesign, involving the remodelling of the interior without damage to the existing structures.

As at 2010, it had a modern and streamlined appearance, with a new ticket office, a shopping mall and a new entrance facing Piazza Aldo Moro.