The Soviet Union froze there. And now the Gagripsh station in Gagra is an old beautiful building with a magnificent view of the sea, palm trees and cypresses! A wonderful atmosphere reigns at this station!
The platform is in a deplorable condition, destroyed, abandoned, I can not imagine why it is functioning at all, and not recognized as an emergency.
Nevertheless, it functions as a working stop, also, through the platform, one of the main underpasses through the railway tracks in Gagripsha, it is even illuminated, which is pleasing. It was once a very beautiful Empire style building with a magnificent view of the sea.
Surprisingly, when I was there, the facade was cleaned by workers with a jet of high-pressure water, it turns out that they are still monitoring it, but there are a lot of questions...
Abkhazia is beautiful, and the neglect of very authentic buildings is striking, but perhaps someone will find the charm of the southern Black Sea region in this. The local population is very enterprising, does not stand on ceremony with tourists - they take money for any little thing, not caring about the quality of services and goods. Go only to trusted places with good reviews.