The station is at 644 metres above sea level between Dauchingen, Deißlingen, Trossingen and Villingen-Schwenningen near the intersection of autobahn 81 and federal highway 27.

Trossingen station is served by Regional-Express services operated by Deutsche Bahn.

It is also served by Ringzug services operated by Hohenzollerische Landesbahn (HzL).

HzL also offers rides on historic railcars, which once operated over the line to Trossingen Stadt.

It is built in the former building style that was designated as construction type group 1 (Bautyp Gruppe 1).