It is located along the Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki railway, and has since 1992 only served freight traffic, as well as a passing loop; the nearest station with passenger services is Jyväskylä in the west.

[2] The Finnish Heritage Agency has proclaimed the industrial community of Vaajakoski as a built cultural environment of national significance.

[3] Before the completion of the Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki railway, people travelled from Vaajakoski to Jyväskylä by ferry, horse-drawn carriage and on foot.

[10] In addition to the ticket office and waiting rooms, the station building once housed the stationmaster's apartment.

[12] Since 2008, the station has been home to a ceramics workshop[11] and in the autumn of 2011, six craftspeople opened a shop called Resiina.

[13] Today, the station building houses a bathroom furniture shop and renovation company.