The railway station is located at the Woldweg in the village of Foxhol, just north of the village of Kropswolde,[1] both part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

[2] The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen and Winschoten including Kropswolde was opened on 1 May 1868.

It has been a national heritage site (Dutch: rijksmonument) since 2001.

[1] The unelectrified double track railway passes through the station from west to east.

[4] The platforms are separated by a level crossing of the public road.