The original station building was designed by architect Ferdinand Boberg and features elements characteristic of early 20th-century railway architecture.

[5] Originally built in a rural area, the station facilitated the development of market gardening by providing transport access to Stockholm.

This led to the establishment of over 100 market gardens in Tungelsta during the early to mid-20th century, specialising in the cultivation of flowers and vegetables for sale in the capital.

[5] Following the Second World War, residential development in the area increased, wile the number of market gardens decreased.

One of the perpetrators, Karl Edvin Hansson, attempted to flee via Tungelsta Station.