The current station was constructed in the early 1930s and is at least the second station on the site; the first was built at grade level and was demolished when the line north of University Place was elevated.
A new station was constructed in the early 1930s, which is now the current one. It's situated on a location that previously hosted an earlier station, which was built at street level and was eventually replaced as part of a larger infrastructure project north of University Place.