The station is located at the traditional midpoint of the city.

City buses and some regional buses stop at the station, while the regional bus station is around 500 metres (1,600 ft) away from the railway station.

[5] Fast trains operated by SJ and regional trains belonging to Värmlandstrafik stop here.

Railway traffic started in Arvika in 1867 with railway access from Oslo, and in 1871 the main line between Oslo and Stockholm started traffic all the way.

[2][6] Another line existed between 1928 and 1985, the Dal–Västra Värmlands Järnväg between Arvika and Mellerud over Bengtsfors.