Located at an elevation of 1,110 meters (3,640 ft) above mean sea level, the station is situated inside a snow tunnel.

[3] The sick ward for the navvies was bought by Kari Maristuen in 1909 converted to a hotel, named Fjellstova.

[5] In 1948, the western part of the snow tunnel caught fire, and although it spread to the station building, it was quickly put out by the staff.

On 22 October, two boys were playing with matches and had lit some wood shavings in the tunnel, about 100 meters (330 ft) from the station building.

The morning expresses in both directions were en route to Hallingskeid, with the east-bound train about half an hour away.

By 12:30 the next day, when the morning express passed the station, 500 meters (1,600 ft) of track had been replaced.

[1] On 2 October 2008, there was a fire in a 100-meter (330 ft) long snow tunnel 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) west of Hallingskeid.

[12] As the station is unmanned, there was no prior warning of the fire until the driver saw it from the cab just as the train entered the tunnel.

He immediately applied the emergency brake, which allowed the train to stop 5 to 10 meters (16 to 33 ft) from the fire.

[13] The Norwegian Civil Defence, who did the main bulk of the rescue work, stated that they had been planning on an exercise which would have been identical to the accident, with a train stuck in exactly the same tunnel while it was on fire.

[14] The train, which consisted of a twin Class 73 electric multiple unit, burnt up and was destroyed in the fire.

[13] The fire forced the temporary closure of the Bergen Line,[15][16] which was reopened in the evening on 23 June.

[18] Concerns were raised regarding the fire hazards of wooden snow tunnels, and the National Rail Administration admitted that they should be made of a more fire-proof material, such as concrete or steel.

[19] Following the accident, the National Rail Administration decided that all welding would have to be monitored for several hours after completion of the work.

[20] The station is located 322.80 kilometers (200.58 mi) from Oslo and at 1,110.1 meters (3,642 ft) above mean sea level.