Viewpoint by Ufa Railway Station

The viewpoint sits in Ufa, in the Ufa city district of Bashkortostan, on a rise above the railway tracks and the Belaya River, at the edge of the Nepeytsevsky Dendropark. From here the Ufa railway station building, the Belaya River and the opposite bank are visible; the view is especially good at sunset.

History of the station

The railway reached Ufa in 1888, when construction of the Samara–Ufa line was completed. The first station building, in an eclectic style designed by architect F. F. Essen, served from 1888 to 1967. The current building was put up in 1968 to a design by architect K. Gotlib. Reconstruction of the station began in May 2006 and proceeded in stages: the first stage opened on 17 December 2008.

Next to the station stands the Nikolskaya railway church. A wooden church on this spot was founded in 1890, and the stone five-domed church with a bell tower was built in 1899–1902. According to legend, the wooden church was founded to commemorate the engagement of Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich and Princess Alix of Hesse.

Nepeytsevsky Dendropark

The walking route to the viewpoint starts in the Nepeytsevsky Dendropark (Непейцевский дендропарк), which is over two hundred years old: the park was laid out in 1811. It holds more than a hundred species of introduced trees, and tame squirrels roam its alleys — visitors can feed them by hand. In 2026 the park finished a redevelopment of its grounds.

What you can see

From the viewpoint, the Ufa station building, the Belaya River and the opposite bank are visible. Watching the sunset here is said to be especially beautiful. The route to the viewpoint passes the Nikolskaya railway church with its bell tower, which stands next to the station and is visible from the approach.

Getting there

The viewpoint is the end point of a walking route that starts in the Nepeytsevsky Dendropark and finishes by the station building. The route runs through the park to an exit onto the rise above the tracks, with a view of the station and the Belaya River. Both the dendropark and the station are reachable by city transport, as both lie within Ufa.