The first building of the Brest railway station was built by 1886 and opened on May 28 of this year in the presence of Emperor Alexander III .
It was built in the form of a "medieval castle" with four water towers. The station was equipped with water heating. In the halls for passengers of the 1st and 2nd classes the floors were parquet, for the 3rd class - wooden, in the outbuildings - asphalt. Soon the station became the first on the Russian railways, where electric lighting was installed - 160 light bulbs with 20 candles each appeared in the halls and on the platforms and 12 lanterns with 50 candles each lit up the station square.
In 1915, during the First World War , the station building was badly damaged during the retreat of the Russian troops. Polish authorities built a new building. Marshal Clement Voroshilov , who visited Brest in 1949, helped to decide on the reconstruction of the railway station, which was carried out in 1953-1957.
In 2007, more than 500 employees work at the station.
