The station was also the terminus of the OLDO, a local railway to Raalte and Ommen which opened in 1910 and closed in 1935.

Around the time this line was opened, the other two railways were altered, raising them above ground level to avoid conflicts with road traffic.

The station was also on the international route between the western part of the Netherlands and Germany.

This meant trains could operate from Amsterdam, Hook of Holland and Rotterdam to Germany, Scandinavia and Russia.

The station has car parking facilities under the Leeuwenbrug building and close to the Saxion University site.

The station features a small convenience store and a book shop.

Outside the station are a cafe, a fast food restaurant, and other hospitality businesses.

In preparation for a large scale modernisation of the station, Deventer gained a temporary third platform on 15 June 2008, placed over the rarely used track 1.

It is an important point for the city and region with 18,000 people entering and leaving the station every day.