It was renovated for the 2014 Winter Olympics, alongside Sochi's three other railway stations: Dagomys, Matsesta and Khosta.

In the 1950s Sochi played an important role in the Soviet Unions, being a major transit point from Russia to Georgia and the most popular health resort for a large number of ordinary citizens and Communist Party leaders, including Joseph Stalin.

While Dushkin's design was considered elegant by many curators, including Stalin, it was criticised by others for excessive costs.

[3] The building is 145 m long, 30–50 m wide and 55 m tall from the earth level to the star on the clock tower.

The clock's dial is encircled by the zodiac signs; their sequence is unusual, and Dushkin did not leave a clue to his arrangement.