Severny Bus Station

The Severny (Northern) Bus Station is an abandoned building in the northern part of Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, at 82 Kemerovskaya Street, not far from the Neftyanik Stadium. The building stands out for its unusual shape: its massive, elongated silhouette is often compared to a huge ship stranded among the residential blocks around it.

History

Construction of the bus station began back in Soviet times, in the 1980s, when the northern part of Ufa was being actively built up with new residential districts and the city needed a separate transport hub for that direction. The building officially opened on 23 October 1992, already after the breakup of the USSR.

For many years the Severny Bus Station was a major transport hub of Ufa, with buses departing from here to the north and northeast of Bashkortostan — to Blagoveshchensk, Birsk, Yanaul and other towns and districts of the republic. For residents of the northern part of the city, the station was long the usual starting point for trips beyond Ufa.

In 2013 the station was closed for reconstruction because the building was in disrepair. The work was never properly started or never finished, and the building has stood abandoned ever since — for more than ten years now. Bus services from this direction were moved to other stations in the city.

Current state

The building is in a dilapidated condition: the windows are broken, the walls and interiors are covered in graffiti, and part of the interior has fallen apart. A fire broke out on the premises one winter, further worsening the state of the structure. Urban explorers and street artists often get inside.

The building remains the property of the republic and is held by the state enterprise Bashavtotrans under the right of economic management. Over the years of standing idle, the building's fate has been discussed more than once. In 2020 there was a proposal to house a traffic management center there. The bus station has also repeatedly been put up for sale: auctions were announced in 2017, 2018 and 2025, but the building still remains unused and keeps deteriorating.

How to get there

The Severny Bus Station is located at 82 Kemerovskaya Street, in the northern part of Ufa, next to the Neftyanik Stadium. From the city center, the drive along Oktyabrya Avenue takes about 20 minutes. The place is within city limits, so it can also be reached by public transport.