The Kottby station was opened as a pysäkki (a station of lower significance, translating to "stop") in 1910, and its first station house was completed in the same year. At the time, it was situated on a nigh entirely uninhabited area on the northern outskirts of Helsinki that had been annexed to the city just four years prior.
The Kottby station was established as a minor stop in 1910, and its first building was completed that same year. Situated on an almost uninhabited region on the northern edge of Helsinki, which had recently been annexed to the city, it marked an important milestone in the expansion of urban infrastructure.