The station houses a museum of the history of the Donetsk Railway, opened on 4 August 2000, on its 130th anniversary.

To accommodate the European Football Championship 2012 the station building was reconstructed and expanded, in a more modern style.

the New complex consists of main, commuter and transit platforms, two shopping malls, two concourses and a new bus station.

The whole of the station was redesigned with 15.8 km (9.8 mi) of new track, 83 new switches, and 417 electrical junctions, with 21 new signals.

Four trains operated by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic pass the station.