Proposals for a railway to Brevik were first put forward in 1875,[1] but not until 4 July 1891 did Parliament pass legislation to build the line.

However, Eidanger Municipality wanted a branch of the Brevik Line to Eidangerfjorden somewhere south of Nystrand, but this was never fulfilled.

[4] A major source of traffic to Nystrand were townspeople from Skien and Porsgrunn who traveled to Eidangerfjorden for recreation.

It also spurred the construction of cabins in the area, as they were readily accessible to the wealthy in Porsgrunn and Skien.

Until the end of the 1940s the station had between ten and twelve daily round trips, but during the 1950s this increased to as high as nineteen, often running at a fixed hourly headway, following the introduction of electric trains.

[10] The early opening of the segment to Nystrand in 1895 allowed the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) to operate a season of seaside trips from the twin towns of Skien and Porsgrunn, selling 9,600 tickets in July and August of that year.