Named after Yorckstraße, with Großgörschenstraße added to tell it apart.
The station opened on 9 October 1939 as Großgörschenstraße, after the street named for the Battle of Großgörschen of 2 May 1813, the first battle of the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon. On 31 May 1992 it was renamed Yorckstraße (Großgörschenstraße) to show that it is an interchange with the Yorckstraße U-Bahn station; the addition distinguishes it from the other Yorckstraße S-Bahn station.