To justify the name of a main railway terminal and thus as a gateway to the system and to Kyiv the architects (V. Yezhov, E. Katonyn, V. Skyharov, I. Shemsedinov, A. Dobrovolsky and I. Maslenkov) took a pylon trivault design with bright white marbled pylons and white ceramic tiles on the walls.

The pylons are decorated with bronze medallions depicting the various episodes from Ukrainian and Soviet history (artist O. Mizin).

[3] It was a temporary solution until a future completely dismantling of all Bolshevik and Soviet symbols and elements.

[3] The station's round vestibule is part of a larger structure which contains platforms leaving to the commuter trains.

On 16 August 2006, the Construction Committee of Kyiv approved plans for a second exit to open on the opposite side of the railway station with access to the southern terminal.