This station was built in 1915 by the Pennsylvania Railroad to replace another that had been built in 1900. The station building was closed in 1977 by Amtrak. The title to the building was transferred to the borough of Elizabethtown in 1998, and it was leased back to Amtrak.

From 2009 to 2011, the station underwent a 21-month renovation to make it handicapped-accessible. The renovations saw he platforms lengthened to accommodate longer trains, canopies were erected over the platforms to provide protection from the elements for waiting passengers and the station building was completely remodeled, including restoration of the original wood furnishings, replacement of broken slate roof tiles, and masonry repointing. The completed station was unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 4, 2011.