Name↕ | City↕ | Country↕ | Opened↕ | Platforms↕ | Claim to Fame↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Central Terminal | New York | United States | 1,913 | 44 | World's largest station by platform count; iconic celestial ceiling |
St Pancras International | London | United Kingdom | 1,868 | 15 | Victorian Gothic masterpiece; Eurostar's London terminal |
Gare du Nord | Paris | France | 1,864 | 36 | Busiest railway station in Europe by passenger numbers |
Antwerp Centraal | Antwerp | Belgium | 1,905 | 14 | Often called the world's most beautiful station; 'Railway Cathedral' |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Mumbai | India | 1,887 | 18 | Victorian Gothic UNESCO site; one of the busiest in India |
Kanazawa Station | Kanazawa | Japan | 1,898 | 7 | Famous for its enormous wooden Tsuzumi gate and glass dome |
Helsinki Central Station | Helsinki | Finland | 1,919 | 19 | Eliel Saarinen Art Nouveau landmark with stone giants |
Atocha Station | Madrid | Spain | 1,851 | 24 | Famous indoor tropical garden inside the old terminal building |
Milano Centrale | Milan | Italy | 1,931 | 24 | Massive Liberty/Art Deco station built under Mussolini |
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof | Frankfurt | Germany | 1,888 | 25 | Among Europe's busiest stations; impressive triple-arched train shed |
Sirkeci Terminal | Istanbul | Turkey | 1,890 | 8 | Original eastern terminus of the Orient Express |
Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1,910 | 4 | Moorish-Mughal fantasy architecture by A.B. Hubback |
Kazansky Station | Moscow | Russia | 1,862 | 9 | Designed by Alexei Shchusev; tower modeled on Kazan Kremlin |
Liège-Guillemins | Liège | Belgium | 2,009 | 9 | Santiago Calatrava's modern white steel-and-glass masterpiece |
Maputo Central Station | Maputo | Mozambique | 1,916 | 4 | Often listed among the world's most beautiful colonial stations |
Beijing South Railway Station | Beijing | China | 2,008 | 24 | Asia's largest station by area; high-speed rail hub |
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