The station, located along the Sørlandet Line, is served by regional trains to Oslo and Stavanger.

[2] The station was opened in 1895 as part of the now abandoned Setesdal Line from Kristiansand to Byglandsfjord.

In 1937, Norsk Spisevognselskap agreed to take over operations of the restaurant when the Sørland Line was completed to Kristiansand.

Operations started on 16 June 1938, a week before the line opened.

On 9 December 1940, the company decided to invest 100,000 kr in a new restaurant building at the station.