[2][3] Solo Balapan Station is one of the oldest major stations in Indonesia (after Samarang NIS), built by the first Dutch East Indies railway company, Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) in the 19th century, namely during the reign of Mangkunegara IV and is located in the territory of the Duchy of Praja Mangkunegaran.

As a substitute, the Mangkunegaran received land in Manahan from the Kasunanan to build horse racing facilities and other sports activities.

[4] The laying of the first stone took place in 1864, enlivened by a ceremony which was attended by Mangkunegara IV and invited the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies, Baron van de Beele.

The construction of the south side of the station building was designed by Herman Thomas Karsten, a well-known Indisch architect.

On the east side of the station there is a rail wye which allows the train series to completely reverse direction using the shunt principle.

The branch line has now been completely dismantled because it was affected by the construction of the double track to Solo Jebres Station.

The new building for airport train services has an area of 200 m² with two floors; can accommodate 200 passengers, and is connected to the existing distribution bridge.

[16] Regarding the electrification of the Yogyakarta–Solo commuter rail project, there is an EMU (KRL in Indonesian) stabling depot near the west side of the station emplacement.

For his work on about the station, PT Kereta Api Indonesia officially appointed Didi Kempot as a "railway ambassador" after the Indo pop music group ST 12.