Omsk State University of Railways

Omsk State University of Railways is located in Western Siberia. This is one of the oldest educational institutions in the city, which dates back to 1900, when the Tomsk Institute of Technology began training railway engineers. In 1930, on the basis of this specialty, a new university, the Siberian Institute of Transport Engineers, was established in Omsk.

The main building of the university was built in 1917 for the Omsk Railway Administration. The author of the project was the architect F. Lidval, and the sculptural compositions were performed under the guidance of the sculptor W. Winkler. Decorating the facade of the statue represents the various railway services. From 1918 to 1919, the headquarters of Admiral Kolchak and the Ministry of Railways of the Russian government were located here.

Behind the main building there is a training ground, which is of great interest to all lovers of technology. There are 2 operating locomotives and several cars, and a section of the railway track is connected to the contact network and equipped with everything necessary for full-fledged training of students.