The village of Skälderviken was in the mid 1800s still only undeveloped beachland belonging to the Engeltofta estate. At this time, plans were made to build a harbour at the location, and the community that grew there was named Engelholms harbour. Like many other coastal villages, Engelholms harbour became a refuge for heat-weary city dwellers, and alongside their summer activities, hotels and cold baths were established.

When the railway reached Ängelholm in the 1880s, not only was a station building constructed in Ängelholm, but also one in Engelholms harbour. In 1902, Engelholms harbour changed its name to Skälderviken. The picture below was taken before 1919, when the station building received its new appearance. To the left in the picture, the small hut can be seen. The exact year of construction is uncertain.

"In the little hut, there were various controls: a lever for lowering the barrier at the crossing below Skälderviken hotel, controls for the semaphores from both the north and south, and probably also switches for warning lights at Skepparkroksvägen. The stationmaster went there when he received a phone message from Vejbyslätt or Ängelholm that a train was approaching."

The quote above is from Terho Paulsson, whose father worked as a night watchman at the station in the late 1950s. His task was to sleep in the station building and, upon receiving a phone call, operate the controls in the hut.

The hut eventually ended up at the Railway Museum. At some point, it had been placed at the "Rönne å" platelayers’ cottage, where it served as a woodshed. This was after the platelayer system had been abolished, and the hut was instead used as a vacation rental for SJ employees—prime location: three metres from a busy railway. When the hut was due to be demolished, it was saved by the museum.