It received a wooden station building designed by Peter Andreas Blix, which was ultimately demolished in 1989.

When the proposal to build the Østfold Line was put forward, Berg Municipality participated in the funding through purchasing shares for 4,000 Norwegian speciedaler in 1875.

[2] In order to speed up transport times along the southern parts of the Østfold Line, NSB introduced their "InterCity" services in 1983.

The concept was that an intermodal terminal would be built near Halden, in the area between Sørli and European Road E6 known as Sørlifeltet.

These would then run directly to other locations in Norway, bypassing Alnabru Freight Terminal in Oslo.

The first was that Tollpost Globe, one of the major potential clients, pulled out because they were not allowed to buy the entire terminal.

The municipality opposed a sale because they wanted a terminal open to any potential transport companies.

[6] The terminal itself could be located at Sørlifeltet, while the industrial park was forced to move to a site made up of Vestgård, Svingen and Torpum.

Major investors such as Kredittkassen and Selmer Furuholmen sold, with the municipality becoming the dominant owner.

During the 1990s, Norske Skog Saugbrugs started using the terminal to export paper to Continental Europe.

[11] Halden Terminal is a single 324-meter (1,063 ft) spur which makes a ninety-degree turn from the main line.

The station building was a standardized designed used throughout the Østfold Line, created by Peter Andreas Blix.