Located 453.53 kilometers (281.81 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it is served by long-distance trains operated by Go-Ahead Norge.

In addition to intercity services to Oslo and Stavanger, the eight daily trains in each direction serve as a commuter link to Kristiansand, located 70 minutes away.

Gyland Station was built during the Second World War under the German-administrated expansion of the Sørlandet Line west of Kristiansand.

The National Rail Administration determined in 2009 that Gyland would be one of eighteen prioritized stations which would have their platforms lengthened and heightened the same year.

Track 2 is served by an island platform which measures 87 meters (285 ft) in length and 50 centimeters (20 in) in height.

[citation needed] The station building designed by Gudmund Hoel and Bjarne F. Baastad at NSB Arkitektkontor.

[5] Today the station building features a waiting room and washrooms, open around the clock except from 21:00 on Saturday to 07:00 on Sunday.