It is located approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Helsinki Central railway station.

The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified the old station building and its surroundings as a nationally significant built cultural environment.

[2][3] Korso railway station was originally opened in 1889 as a meeting point for trains, back when the Finnish main line still had only one track.

[2] The original station building was destroyed in a fire in 1918 and replaced by a new one, designed by architect Thure Hellström, the same year.

The ticket sales office was moved into a retail building located on the other side of the railway line in 1996 and was eventually closed in 2003.