ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈeɪm ɡˈɛɹ dˈuː mˈɪdi mˈɪdi stˈeɪʃən baɪ ðə kˈɛmɪnz də fˈɜː dˈuː mˈɪdi, æz ðə wˈɛstɚn tˈɜːmɪnəs ʌv ɪts mˈeɪn lˈaɪn lˈɪŋkɪŋ bˈoːɹdoʊ ænd sˈiːt.
The station was built in 1855 under the name Gare du Midi (Midi station) by the Chemins de fer du Midi, as the western terminus of its main line linking Bordeaux and Sète.