The altitude is 592 metres (1,942 ft), the highest located station in Sweden.

The station and entire line Östersund–Trondheim was inaugurated by the king Oscar II in Storlien 1882.

The village of Storlien is primarily a ski resort and border shopping place.

Although the Swedish railway is electrified up to the border, the Norwegian line is not, so all service to Norway must be by diesel train.

There is a decision from 2013 to electrify the Norwegian railway, and contracts were awarded in 2021, with electrical services scheduled to operate from 2023/2024.