the station was opened on 1 october 1906 by king haakon vii and remained until the line closed on 1 january 1989. it was from oslo central station and above mean sea level. originally the restaurant at the station was run by fagernes hotel, which is located adjacent to the station. following the new station building which was built in the early 1950s, norsk spisevognselskap took over the operation of the restaurant in the new building.