It was the terminus of the Drammen Line between 1872 and 1980, until the Oslo Tunnel opened.

The station building was designed by architect Georg Andreas Bull in the then-fashionable Italiante style and built of plastered brickwork.

The facade against City Hall Square is flanked by two low towers.

On 13 April 1921, the restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap, after it had received a renovation, which was completed on 1 May.

After the station was partially destroyed on 2 February 1942, it remained closed until 1 June.