The blueprint of Umeå Östra Station was proposed by Lennart Sjögren of White arkitekter with NCC AB financing the project.

The accessibility of the station has been heavily prioritised and there are several elevator, escalators and stairs connecting the two subsequent floors.

SJ also operate a daily night train, with portions to Stockholm and Gothenburg which separate/join in Sundsvall.

In December 2020, Vy Tåg assumed operation of the Swedish Transport Administration state-supported night trains between Stockholm and Norrland, for a period of four years.

Norrtåg provide local and regional rail services south towards Sundsvall, west towards Vännäs (until 2010, the original railway junction between Umeå and the Main Line Through Upper Norrland), north west towards Lycksele and north towards Boden, Luleå and Haparanda.