Gatchina-Varshavskaya railway station
Gatchina-Varshavskaya Гатчина-Варшавская | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The station buiding in 2010 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 1, Ploshchad' Varshavskogo Vokzala Gatchina Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast Russia | ||||||
| Coordinates | 59°33′12″N 30°08′00″E / 59.55333°N 30.13333°E | ||||||
| Owned by | Russian Railways | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||
| Architect | David Petrovich Byryshkin | ||||||
| Architectural style | Stalinist | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 31 October [12 November N.S.] 1853. | ||||||
| |||||||
Varshavsky station (Russian: Варша́вский вокза́л, Varshavsky vokzal, English: Warsaw station) is one of two railway stations serving the town of Gatchina in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The name of the station derives from its location on the historic Saint Petersburg–Warsaw railway, whereas the other station in the town, the Baltiysky station, derives its name from its location on the historic Baltic railway.
The station is situated in the southern part of the town at the intersection of Karl Marx Street and Chkalov Street, close to the park of the Prioratsky Palace. It is located on the Saint Petersburg–Luga and Saint Petersburg–Ivangorod lines. All suburban trains passing through the station stop here. The bus terminal for most city and suburban bus routes is located near the station.