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The station is part of the metropolitan rail system ran by the CPTM. The station is mostly notable for lodging the Museum of the Portuguese Language, established in 2006.
It was built in the late 19th century with the purpose of being the headquarters of the newly-founded São Paulo Railway. In the first decades of the 20th century, it was the main entrance to the city, a fact that gave it a major economic relevance, because the majority of the coffee from Santos was delivered in the station, along with the imported supplies.
The current building was finished in 1901 and was inspired on the Flinders Street Station, in Melbourne[citation needed], after being chosen in a British catalog. The materials for its construction were taken from England and the station was just assembled in São Paulo. The building was designed by the English architect Henry Driver.
In the 1940s, the station caught fire and during the rebuilding process, a new floor was added to the building. Since then, the rail transport in Brazil started to decline, the same happened with the Luz neighbourhood. Both facts led to the degradation of the station. In the 1990s, the station was repaired and it's worth a visited.