It lies at the crossing of the Halle–Vienenburg and the Berlin–Blankenheim railway lines in the municipality of Arnstein and was used to connect between two different concentration camps facilitated by the Nazis.

The station was opened on 15 October 1871 with the commissioning of the Könnern–Aschersleben section by the Magdeburg–Halberstadt Railway Company (Magdeburg-Halberstädter Eisenbahngesellschaft, MHE).

At this time, an upgrade of the Berlin-Blankenheim railway was planned to relieve the alternative route via Bitterfeld and Naumburg.

Electrification of the line was then planned, but it was cancelled after the erection of some catenary masts (for example, south of Sandersleben at Blankenheim).

In the 2022 timetable, the following services operate:[6] Bus route 430 of the Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz (South Harz Transport Company) connects the station with Hettstedt and Eisleben on weekdays at two-hour intervals.