Stadyum opened on 22 May 2000 as part of the ten original stations on the İzmir Metro.

The station was built by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway (SCP) and opened on 25 October 1866.

Since the Bornova Branch was never extended, the station and the line remained a suburban railway.

The Municipality began construction of the İzmir Metro in 1995 and Mersinli station was demolished.

Construction was completed in 1999 and the station was inaugurated on 22 May 2000, along with the metro line from Bornova to Üçyol.