Location Russia, Vyborg Parking yes Station code 2004682 Platforms in use 6 (5 island platforms) Architect Eliel Saarinen | Owned by Russian Railways Opened 1913 Owner Russian Railways Tracks 13 | |
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Line(s) St.Petersburg — Helsinki Address Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188800 Similar Finland Station, Zelenogorsk, Lanskaya railway station, Torkkeli Knuutinpojan patsas, Levashovo | ||
Vyborg (Russian: Вы́борг; Finnish: Viipurin) is a railway station, located in the town of Vyborg in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
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The original station building was built in 1913 but was destroyed in Continuation War. The current station building was built in Soviet Union.
Original building
The original station building in Vyborg was designed by Finnish architects Eliel Saarinen and Herman Gesellius. The granite station building was built in 1913 by Finnish State Railways, now known as VR Group, but was destroyed as retreating Soviet troops exploded it in Continuation War in 1941.
The original building bore a close resemblance to Eliel Saarinen's other famous work, the Helsinki Central railway station. In the tradition of a pair of male human figures on each side of the main entrance of the Helsinki Central station, the Vyborg station had a statue of a bear standing on a pedestal on each side of the main entrance.
Modern building
The modern station building, built in Soviet times, represents the typical Stalinist style. The station building has ticket sales, a café, a magazine kiosk, a currency exchange office, and deposit boxes.
From 2009 onward, the station has been served by Helsinki - Saint Petersburg high speed trains operated by Karelian Trains, a joint venture between Russian Railways and VR (Finnish Railways).