Varshavsky station (, Varshavsky vokzal, ) 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 PetersburgâÂÂWarsaw 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 and , close to the park of the Prioratsky Palace. It is located on the Saint PetersburgâÂÂLuga and Saint PetersburgâÂÂIvangorod 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.
The station opened in 1853 as the first section of the Saint PetersburgâÂÂWarsaw railway with a length of 41 versts () was completed between Saint Petersburg and the then imperial residential town of Gatchina. Daily scheduled train service on the section started on 1853.
The station building was completed in 1858 to designs by the architect . It was an elongated pavilion with arched windows and doors. The station building contained facilities for the Russian imperial family which were separated from the ticket hall and the waiting rooms of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes by a hallway.
In December 1857, the railway line was continued beoynd Gatchina, as the next section from Gatchina to Luga was opened. The entire railway line between Saint Petersburg and Warsaw was completed and operations began in 1862.
In 1870, the Varshavsky railway station became a railway junction as the Baltic Railway Company opened the Baltic railway which connected the Baltic Sea ports of Reval (now Tallinn) and Baltischport (now Paldiski) with Saint Petersburg as well as on the Saint PetersburgâÂÂMoscow railway. A branch line was built which connected the Varshavsky station with the Baltic railway line which crossed the tracks of the Saint PetersburgâÂÂWarsaw railway line just south of the station.
In 1888, a metal canopy spanning the passenger platforms was constructed to a design by the engineer .
In 1895, the station was nationalized along with the Saint PetersburgâÂÂWarsaw Railway Company. On 1 January 1907, the Saint PetersburgâÂÂWarsaw Railway Company, along with the Baltic and companies were merged to form the . And in 1929, the sections of the former Northwestern Railway, which remained within the borders of the RSFSR after the collapse of the Russian Empire, were merged with the October Railway.
Destroyed during the Second World War, the station building was rebuilt in typical Stalinist style to designs by the architect .
The station underwent a major renovation in the 2000s.