It is 44.60 kilometers (27.71 mi) from Oslo Central Station and has an elevation of 203.8 meters (669 ft) above mean sea level.

[1] The station is part of Norway's first railway, the Trunk Line, which ran from Kristiania (today known as Oslo) to Eidsvoll.

The local priests complained to the bishop who in 1900 discussed the matter with the parish council and suggested the form Jessheim.

The original building burned to the ground in the summer of 1904 after a robbery where the cash register was stolen.

Shortly thereafter the building was taken over by Romerike Opplevelser AS and converted to a shop and cafe named Kafé Jessum.