Its more official name is Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa (translated as Warsaw East Passenger).

It is located on the eastern side of the Vistula river, on the border of the Praga-Północ and Praga-Południe districts, on the Warsaw Cross-City Line.

It is one of the busiest railway stations in Poland, with over 800 daily trains.

[1] The station first started operating in 1866 as the terminus of the newly built Warsaw–Terespol Railway.

At the beginning of the 21st century, it was considered the worst railway station in Poland, according to Gazeta Wyborcza which gave it last place in the ranking of 23 most significant Polish railway stations.