The current building, completed in 1940, was designed by Finnish architects Väinö Vähäkallio and Martti Välikangas.

[1] In addition to the two main railway lines to Helsinki and Joensuu, the station has handled passenger traffic to Naantali and Uusikaupunki.

Unlike the Helsinki Central railway station, which stands out as a prominent landmark of downtown Helsinki, the Turku Central railway station blends in among the scenery and is hidden behind other buildings when viewed from the city centre.

[2] The construction of the Finnish Main Line in 1862 meant a setback for Turku, which had originally been a place of trade for Tavastians.

As well as the station building, an oil warehouse made of brick and a railway roundhouse with four places were built at the site.

The Raunistula suburban area had formed to the north of the railway in the municipality of Maaria, with highway connections to Pori and Tampere.

Already in the early 20th century there were plans to replace the highway level crossings with a bridge, but because of the soft soil the bridge, which required difficult planning and construction work, was only built in the eastern end of the railway yard in 1931.

[3] After World War II, there were plans to extend the railway southwards from Turku to the Pargas limestone mines, but nothing ever became of them.

After the Great Fire of Turku in 1827 the city was expanded, and as ships grew in size the harbour piers were moved to the current Linnansatama area.

As time passed, the commercial centre of Turku shifted to the northern side of the river.

The Dm9 trains used in Turku commuter traffic, nicknamed "Carrots", were discontinued in the early 1990s.

[4] The Turku Central Station has passenger train connections along the Rantarata line to east towards Helsinki as well as to the north via Toijala towards Tampere.

Trains from Tampere and Helsinki also carry passengers to the Port of Turku at ship departure times.

[10] The current station building was designed by architects Martti Välikangas and Väinö Vähäkallio, and it was completed in 1940.

[11][9] The bottom floor of the station hosted ticket sales, a waiting hall, baggage storage, a café and a mail office.

[13] The Logomo cultural centre was opened at the old VR Group machinery building next to the railway station in January 2011.