Dōtoku Station was opened on February 18, 1912, as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. The station was closed in 1944, and reopened in October 1949. From 1983 to 1984, the tracks were elevated. On January 15, 2005, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.