Vitebsky Railway Station was opened in 1837 and was the very first railway station to be opened in Russia. Back then it was known as Tsarskoselsky Station it connected St Petersburg with the imperial residence in Tsarskoe Selo (which today is known as Pushkin). The current version of the station dates from 1904 and was built in the art nouveau style. Around this time the railway was extended to Belarus, including Vitebsk after which destination the station is now named. The station still serves destinations to Belarus and beyond to Eastern and Central Europe. It also serves some destinations within Russia, mainly Pskov, Velikie Luki, Smolensk and Kaliningrad. Suburban trains from here head to Pushkin and Pavlovsk - both popular destinations famous for the imperial palaces located there.