The name Bestun was taken into use on 1 September 1922, a week after electric traction and double track had been established past it.

The station was one of several closed on 3 July 1973 as part of a service upgrade to speed up local trains on the Drammen Line.

The Drammen Line past the site of Bestun Station opened as a narrow gauge railway on 7 October 1872.

This was later made better by two weekly services calling at Vækkerø at 23:30, allowing the locals to enjoy the city's nightlife.

[6] The second station building was completed in 1890 and situated on the southeastern side of the tracks, 70 meters (230 ft) further west.

[6] It was designed by Paul Due in a Medieval Romantic style featuring naked, brute lumber walls, giving an impression of a stabbur.

[10] Meanwhile, the Norwegian State Railways announced their intention of changing the spelling of the station's name from Bestum to Bestun.

From 27 February 1917 a passing loop was built at Høvik, and standard gauge traffic was carried out on the northern track.

To take advantage of this NSB also chose to close four of the stations on the line between Sandvika and Lysaker: Ramstad, Strand, Myra and Bestun.

It was located at an elevation of 12 meters (39 ft) above mean sea level in the residential neighborhood of Bestum in Ullern.

Bestun has close similarities with Skøyen; the brick building featured a steep roof and blunt steeples.