The original station building was designed by Georg Andreas Bull in Swiss chalet style.

The first public transport between Asker and Christiania (Oslo) commenced in 1866, when a ferry would was started up.

Known as the Asker Class, a similar design was used for another eleven train stations on the Drammen- and Randsfjorden Lines.

[4] Built in Swiss chalet style, it featured a saddle roof and was split between a public area and a residence for the station master.

Unusual for stations at the time the residential door was on the front, rather than the side, of the building.

From 1910 Statistics Norway registered Asker Station as a settlement, with 20 building and 184 residents.

[10] To meet the higher traffic levels, a major upgrade of the Drammen Line was carried out from 1917 to 1922.

[11] As part of the upgrade to the line an all-new station building was built at Asker.

The second segment, from a point north of the Asker Tunnel to Hvalstad Station opened on 29 November 1955.

The new Asker Tunnel, located immediately northwest of the station, opened on 8 December 1958, completing the new segment of double track.

[12] The Lieråsen Tunnel was built to allow double track to Drammen and cut the route west of Asker by 12.4 kilometers (7.7 mi).

Construction started in 1963, but the tunnel was delayed due to geological challenges and opened on 3 June 1973.

[18] From mid 1984 NSB terminated express train stops at Asker, but these returned the following year.

[16] Planning of a new station design started in the early 1990s, originally with focus on developing it as a renewal project to make the town center in Asker more attractive.

The upgrades were timed to allow the station to act as the terminus for the Airport Express Train, which commenced services that year.

It involved both upgrades to the station itself and construction of a 130-meter (430 ft) culvert acting as the entrance to the Skaugum Tunnel.

Construction was carried out in such a way that four tracks were at any time kept in operation, starting from the east and working westwards.

[25] The station is not staffed, but is equipped with ticket vending machines and features and indoor waiting room and kiosk.

The station has been built to give a monumental impression, with the platforms, bus terminal and walkways built with a common style, using untreated concrete, untreated wood, glass, steel and zinc roofs.

It includes LED-lights aimed along the concrete walls which vary their colors and a sound track playing electronic music.

Travel time for a local or regional train running to Oslo Central Station via the Asker Line is about X minutes.