It is located in the hamlet of Eichenberg-Bahnhof, which lies east of and on the other side of federal highway B 27 to the historic village of Eichenberg.

On 15 December 1915, the 25 km long Gelster Valley Railway was opened from Velmeden via Großalmerode Ost to Eichenberg.

A re-opening of the line was rejected by the western authorities because Eichenberg station was congested due to the controls.

The remaining freight traffic from Eichenberg to the paper mill at Witzenhausen Süd was abandoned on 31 December 2001.

In Eichenberg the unused eastern platform (tracks 10 and 11) was completely renovated and extended and access to the underpass was restored.

Eichenberg is part of the Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (North Hesse Transport Association, NVV).

Munden, Kassel, Göttingen, Leinefelde, Nordhausen, Halle, Mühlhausen, Erfurt, Eschwege, Bebra, with some running to Bad Hersfeld and Fulda.