It was originally located somewhat further west,[3] but was relocated in 1895 to Tempelhofer Damm (then called Berliner Straße) in order to provide better integration into the rail network for a base of the Train Battalion of the Prussian Guard which was then located there.

It was designed by Alfred Grenander in an unusually spare style with open mezzanine galleries at both ends of the platform.

The exit at the north end leads directly into the S-Bahn station building, which was an innovation at the time.

[4][5] Until 1966 it was the southern terminus of the CII line, now the U6; the tunnel to Alt-Tempelhof was almost completely excavated when work was suspended in 1941 because of World War II.

The West Berlin portion of the Ringbahn, including the Tempelhof station, was taken out of service in September 1980.