Luston asema-alue

The focal point of the Lusto station area is the National Romantic station building from 1908, built as Punkaharju railway station. It was built beside the Savonlinna-Elisenvaara railway opened in the same year, and was the line's only class IV station. The background to the station's construction and location was the growing tourist interest in Punkaharju's natural landscapes, and the station's amenities were designed to meet, among others, the expectations of guests from St Petersburg. The connection between the railway traffic stop and tourism has in Punkaharju perhaps been stronger than at any other provincial station.