The station was built in 1862 as part of the Kongsvinger Lin and designed in Swiss chalet style by Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno.

The station is served by many Oslo Commuter Rail departures to and from Oslo Central Station.

All bus services in Kongsvinger connect to the station, with hourly service offered by Innlandstrafikk.

The restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap on 1 July 1925, and subsequently renovated.

[1] This Norwegian railway station-related article is a stub.