 Lerkendal Station was opened on 1 December 1988, and with the establishment of the Trøndelag Commuter Rail in 1993, the station started being used for scheduled commuter rail services.Ownership of the line passed to the Norwegian National Rail Administration from 1 December 1996.Marienborg Station opened in 1999, and from 2001, all commuter trains operating to and from Steinkjer had Lerkendal Station as their southern terminus.