Situated 99.54 kilometers (61.85 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it serves an hourly regional service operated by Vy.

Skoppum remains the only station serving Horten, despite being 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the town center.

The outer followed the shore of the Oslofjord, would be 111 kilometers (69 mi) and would run through Holmestrand, Horten and Åsgårdstrand before reaching Tønsberg.

The combined and inner would be 107 and 102 kilometers (66 and 63 mi), respectively, and both involved building a branch line to Horten.

The main argument against the coastal route was that the towns already had a good steamship service, with several daily departures.

[2] A third major alternative was to bypass the coast altogether and build down the valley of Lågendalen to Larvik.

[4] Still, the county politicians preferred an interior route when it applied for the government to build the line.

The station also originally contained a locomotive depot, water tower and a turntable.

[10] NSB gradually increased its focus on bus traffic on the route, reducing the number of train services to five from 1962.

[10] Skoppum Station was unstaffed from 1 July 1971, when centralized traffic control was installed.

Although providing excellent transfer conditions, the keilbahnhof-design meant that access to the station had to take place from the southern short end.

[8] The unique design has caused the station building, goods shed and umbrella to listed as heritage sites.

[21] The Vestfold Line is being upgraded to high-speed rail, with the section north of Tønsberg scheduled for completion by 2024.

The first is a 1.2-kilometer (0.75 mi) passing loop at the closed Nykirke Station which opened on 15 October 2001.

[24] Either way the new station will need a feeder bus service as well as be built with significant park and ride facilities.

[25] The 16-kilometer (9.9 mi) Bakkenteigen alternative would serve the Vestfold campus of the University College of Southeast Norway.

The station would be situated on National Road 19, just off the intersection with E18, west of the village of Skoppum.