It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Bern–Lucerne line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Two new side platforms will built at a height of 55 centimetres (22 in) and at a length of 220 metres (720 ft) to permit barrier-free boarding.

Platform lighting, loud speakers and clocks will be constructed.

The tracks and junctions at the station will be also replaced and upgraded.

[4] As of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Escholzmatt:[5][6]