It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company.

The station is adjacent to the lower station of the cable car, to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, from which it takes its name.

Unusually, and perhaps for this reason, the German language railway timetable includes the word Station as part of the name of this railway station.

Because of the distance the station was made a request stop.

[1][3] The following services stop at Niederrickenbach Station:[4] The station is also served by the cable car to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, which operates every half-hour.