The station opened as Høibråten on 20 October 1921, following the establishment of a residential area the previous decade and a half.

The Trunk Line past Høybråten opened on 1 September 1854 and residents were served by Grorud Station, some 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) to the southwest.

Lørenskog Station, then named Robsrud, opened on 20 April 1891, 1,070 meters (3,510 ft) the northeast.

[3] From 1905 Anton Tschudi started selling lots from his farm Øvre Høybråten, which were affordable for ordinary workers.

Trains were available from Lørenskog, but the first service did not arrive at Oslo East Station until 07:40, too late for industry workers.

NSB rejected the offer, stating that the site was too steep for the steam locomotives to stop and that the neighborhood was within walking distance of Grorud and Lørenskog.

This proved successful and on 13 February 1917 the Norwegian Trunk Railway made an offer to the residents and the municipality, Aker.

The station would only serve passengers, not cargo, and the railway company was free to determine the number of trains.

[7] As the chosen site was altered in relation to the original demands, Ralf Tschudi instead issued a grant of NOK 5,000 instead of free land.

[7] The station opened as Høibråten on 20 October 1921,[1] but received only a limited number of services, still hauled by steam train.

[1] Contrary to the demands set by the railway company, it allowed cargo handling at the station.

They fixed it up and use it for a range of activities including meetings, a hobby room, parties and office space for the local sports club.

This is roughly the site where the Trunk Line stops climbing up steep Groruddalen and reaches the flat landscape of Romerike.