Located 446.36 kilometers (277.36 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it is served by long-distance trains operated by Go-Ahead Norge.

In addition to intercity services to Oslo and Stavanger, the eight daily trains in each direction serve as a commuter link to Kristiansand, located an hour away.

The station was opened on 17 December 1943 as part of the segment of the Sørlandet Line between Kristiasand and Sira.

Although previously possessing a passing loop, the station was bypassed in the automatic train control installation in 1969.

Storekvina Station was built during the Second World War under the German-administrated expansion of the Sørlandet Line west of Kristiansand.

Irregular revenue traffic commenced on the line on 17 December 1943 and the station became operative from the same day.

[3] Today the station building features a waiting room and washrooms, open around the clock except from 21:00 on Saturday to 07:00 on Sunday.