The Tyumen railway station is a handsome building in the socialist-classical style typical of major Soviet-era railway infrastructure, with its ornate facade and monumental entrance. The station dates from the Soviet period but the site's railway heritage goes back to 1885, when Tyumen became the first Siberian city reached by rail.
For travellers, the station is primarily practical — it serves Trans-Siberian trains heading east toward Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Omsk, and beyond, as well as regional services. But the building itself is worth a look, and the plaza in front gives a sense of the grand civic ambitions of the Soviet city-builders. Even if you're not catching a train, the area around the station contains some of the city's better market stalls and street food vendors.