The station is one of the largest and most important railway junctions in northern Poland, located in the northwestern city of Piła.

The complex is located in southern part of the centre of the city, at 1 Sigismund I the Old Street.

The station was part of the newly built Prussian Eastern Railway, which opened in 1851 and reached Pila on 27 July 1851.

Meanwhile, the importance of Piła as a junction grew, with construction of several other connections.

Within 30 years, Piła became a nexus of great importance, and in 1913, the station served some 575,000 people.