novosibirsk main railway station

Handy location near he city center. Good transport hub with buses and subway/ metro nearby. Very busy in rush hours.

It was my 3rd or 4th visit to Novosibirsk and I should say the Ralway Station has changed for the better since 2009 when I saw it last time. The halls are really clean and there are practically no queues at the ticket office, probably due to the unpopular season. The staff is friendly and helpful, though it speaks only Russian.There is a hotel at the second floor, where you can spend a night in decent conditions for a moderate price (about 400 roubles per night).The toilets are free of charge only 1 hour before the departure of your train.I liked the interior design, especially the playground for children.In comparison with some other Russian railway stations it seems rather comfortable.

Our Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian express group traveled in and out of the lovely green railway station when we spent half a day in Novosibirsk visiting some of the main sites. I see from the other reviewers that language barriers were a problem. Our guides thankfully were fluent Russian speakers, and as I speak Russian myself, this was not a problem. I can only imagine how frustrating that would be, along with hauling large bags up the many stairs.

It is not comfortable to travellers carring big bagages on too many stairs. Elevators are needed.

The building is nice and recently refurbished, but the service has a lot to do in order to improve and become friendly for foreigners. If you do not have the support of a Russian-English speaker you are lost.The lady at the information desk speaks only Russian. I tryed with English, German , French and it didn't work. Plus, if you ask more than one question, you have to pay for the other information.We couldn't find any lady at the tickets desk to speak English. And it is always crowded, and you could wait in line over 2o min. If you don't want to wait, go somewhere downstairs, pay an extra tax and you will buy quicklier but also there you need someone to translate for you. There are machines to buy tickets by card by yourself and there is an option for English. The technical condition of the touch screen it is quite poor and we couldn't find an option to write the name of the stations but with cyrillic letters!

You could not see a better example of Soviet architecture than this great station. Recently redecorated in the traditional blue. The waiting room is magnificent with polished wood, crystal lamps and all the nostalgia of the Soviet Union. The metro is adjacent to the station and there are buses to the airport.Don't forget that all clocks show Moscow time. Great place to start your journey back to Moscow or on to Krasnoyarsk or further east.. Other things to remember:- don't take photographs on the station- all even numbered trains go from Moscow; odd numbers go to Moscow- all trains operate on Moscow time (even in the far east) so don't arrive arrive three hours too early for your train.-buy all your food locally and take enough for the journey.-if you like travelling with lts of people book plascarte in the open wagon with 52 beds; if not, pay extra (if you can) and take the four-berth coupé.

A impressive, imposing soviet style railway station. Clean, functional, good signage. Taxis available outside, even a porter service

That's very nice inside and outside. Information displays are proper. All necessery services are there. Hey, the toilets are PAID!!!!!............ So, guys, when you are about to pee into your pents you still should to find the required change to pay first))) And then the toilet lady will give you a piece of toilet paper (some dirty grey color) in leight the lady considered it's enough for you to clean your private parts good enough ))))))) If you insist you need more, it's not obviously you will get it... And of course, the toilet lady never speak English or any other language. But as soon as she can realize that you are a foreighner, then, YES! you may have more toilet paper and her sympathy( she expects some small tips, even she may not )

Soviet era decor has not aged well in the main building, and you never know whether the smell is coming from the toilets or the homeless on the floor.

It's old and it's very USSR. I've benn there in early morning, day and night time - it's not very friendly, a bit dirty, but still interesting to see.

If you can speak the language, the employees are very helpful and kind. If not - DON't come!the station is clean and convenient to travel.

We took trains from Moscow to Nizhney Novogorod to Yekaterinburg and finally to Novosibirsk. The last station in Siberia--Novosibirsk--was welcomed and huge. The architecture is very Russian, all being of immense proprortions. The building is brightly painted on the outside with a huge plaza in front. All the clocks show different times and temperatures, but that adds to the humor of the Russian-Siberian experience.

Down below in the luggage store they are not very friendly and check the times! also the choice of food items are not very big here.

The location! Please research where you need to be and chances are you can almost walk there instead of the hassle of getting and overpaying for a taxi.

Novosibirsk Main Railway Station was rather recently remodeled, and now it looks very nice. Inside the building it is normally is very crowded, as it is very important transport hub -- Turksib, railway coming from the south, here joins with Transsib, TransSiberian Railway. In the summer time you'd better walk around. You may see a model of one of the first engines. If you are lucky, you'll see also plaque, saying that Lenin stopped for a couple hours at this station. The "very-much-soviet" style statues are welcoming and saying "good-bay" to travelers.