The station was established in 1866 as the western terminus of the
Ystad–Eslöv Line (which would later become the Österlen Line). The connection with the Ystad Line opened in 1874. The various railways were
nationalized in the early 1940s, and from the 1950
Y6 diesel
railcars were introduced. In 1985, the SiTY Train was launched between Simrishamn, Tomelilla and Ystad, using
Y1 diesel railcars. They were rebranded Österlensaren in the late 1990s. In 1996 the Ystad Line was electrified. In 1997,
Malmöhus County and
Kristianstad County were merged to create
Skåne County, resulting in the Skåne Commuter Rail being extended from Ystad to Simrishamn. Electrification of the Österlen Line started in 2001 and was completed in 2003.
DSB did 2000-2020 operate three daily
InterCity Bornholm trains from
Copenhagen Central Station, which connects with
BornholmerFærgen ferries to reach the Danish island of
Bornholm, but nowadays this service goes by bus, or train with change in Hyllie. In 2008, the station was used as a setting in the filming of an episode of
Wallander (British TV series). ==References==