Lysaker was one of two original Drammen Line station in Bærum, opening on 7 October 1872.

Traditionally only served by commuter trains, the station was branded as Lysaker/Fornebu from 1990 to 2000 because of its vicinity to Oslo Airport, Fornebu.

Although the idea of placing one at the municipal centre of Sandvika was not met with protest, there was not consensus regarding the other and both Østre Stabekk and Lysaker were proposed.

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

[3] From 1922 a half-hour headway was introduced on the local trains between Sandvika and Oslo West Station.

A main incentive was that the Norwegian Public Roads Administration wanted the station building removed to make room for a new interchange towards Jar.

[5] The new station building, designed by NSB Arkitektkontor and Arne Henriksen, was built in glass and concrete with a dominant portal presenting the staircases.

The platform was covered by a roof of laminated wood and plywood held up by galvanized steel columns.

[13] NSB changed their scheduled so all InterCity Express and long-distance trains on the Drammen Line started stopping at Lysaker.

[6] Lysaker Station received centralized traffic control on 3 December 1992 and after that it has only been staffed for ticket sales.

[15] The zoning plan for the station was passed in 1998 and demands for accessibility were laid down in 2003, causing a contrast between these goals and the curved platforms.

[16] Part of the dispute centered on the Vollsveien Bridge, whether or not it had a heritage status and whether or not its demolition would allow for a straight station.

Minister of Transport and Communication Torild Skogsholm stated that she laid the blame on director of the National Rail Administration, Steinar Killi.

[17] Her successor, Liv Signe Navarsete, announced in July 2006 that the construction would continue following the curved design, though minor functional changes would be made.

By 2007 Ruter had changed their opinion in the matter and instead wanted to operate a light rail to Fornebu.

[20] Because the people mover was canceled after construction of the station had started, the National Rail Administration has claimed the county for NOK 31 million to cover losses incurred.

Construction started in February 2006 with work on expanding Granfoss Bridge, both lengthening it and building one parallel to it to allow four tracks.

[7] To the east of the station the line runs across a bridge over Lysakerelven before the four tracks merge to two.

[23] The station is unstaffed, but features ticket machines, a waiting room, kiosk and taxicab stand.

[15] Lysaker is dominated by offices and more than ninety percent of the station's patronage is related to work.

Lysaker remains the train station serving Fornebu, via bus shuttles, where there are another 12,000 jobs.