The station opened on 1 November 1882 and is on the Elst–Dordrecht railway.

Train services are operated by Arriva.

[1] The station was the terminus of the line from Amersfoort, which allowed a faster journey time to Nijmegen from Amsterdam.

The line still exists between Amersfoort and Leusden, Near Overberg to Rhenen and Kesteren station itself.

This article about a Dutch railway station is a stub.