House of the station master

The House of the Station Master is a former postal facility in Vyra that now operates as a museum displaying how such stations functioned during the 1800s. Period furnishings, documents, and objects throughout the rooms illustrate the working and domestic arrangements of that era.

The building was constructed between 1820 and 1841 as part of a postal network expanding across the Russian territory. It remained in operation as a station until its conversion to a museum in 1972 to preserve this chapter of regional transport and communication history.

The building preserves the memory of a postal hub that once connected distant parts of the Russian empire through regular service routes. Visitors see how station masters lived and worked within the same walls where they managed the flow of mail and travellers across the territory.

The museum can be reached by taking a regional bus from Saint Petersburg to Vyra, with the journey taking around one hour. Planning the visit in advance is helpful since the location is in a rural area and opening times may vary seasonally.

The building includes a small chapel that reflects religious practice from the period when the station was in operation. This sacred space within a working postal facility is an uncommon feature that shows how faith was woven into daily routines of rural establishments.

Location: Vyra

Inception: 1972

Website: http://history.gatchina.ru/stmaster

GPS coordinates: 59.34789,29.95853

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:43