Newsweek published a list of the best 9 stations in the world.
The main factor in their list seems to be the beautiful, extraordinary or awe-inspiring architecture of a station and/or the way it is used (for example, there's a nightclub and a tropical garden in Atocha station).
This is the list, which is very debatable off course (like any list):

1. St. Pancras, London

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/taboe/StPancrasMidlandHotelMedium.jpg

2. Grand Central Terminal, New York

http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/photos/2006/09/NY_grand-central-station_wide.jpg

3. Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mumbai

http://www.terragalleria.com/images/india/indi39112.jpeg

4. Central Station, Antwerp, Belgium

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/taboe/2378566446_f3dc0993c6_b.jpg

5. Gare des Bénédictins, Limoges, France

http://www.universalis.fr/images/corpus/medias/v11/photo.jpg/ph050478.jpg

6. Lahore Railway Station, Pakistan

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Lahore_railway_station.jpeg

7. Central Railway Station, Maputo, Mozambique

http://galen-frysinger.org/africa08/mtrain01.jpg

8. Hua Hin Railway Station, Thailand

http://www.khemhuahin.com/images/Hua%20Hin%20Station.jpg

9. Atocha Station, Madrid

http://www.fotomadrid.com/fotos/amc0005.jpg

Personally, I wonder what Lahore station is doing on the list. NY central is also ranked too high, although the crazy scale of it (67 railway lines) makes it special...

source (http://www.newsweek.com/id/178825)

Some more detailed links to topics about them:

St. Pancras, London: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=536824

Grand Central Terminal, New York: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=217982

Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mumbai: couldn't find a dedicated thread :/

Central Station, Antwerp, Belgium: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=421424 , http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=170356

Gare des Bénédictins, Limoges, France: only mentioned in a question once :/

Lahore Railway Station, Pakistan: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=735562 (pretty limited, but the best I could find)

Central Railway Station, Maputo, Mozambique: couldn't find a thread with pictures :/

Hua Hin Railway Station, Thailand: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=102736&pp=20&page=14 (only a short section about it though)

Atocha Station, Madrid: only found one thread where two pictures were still alive but outdated.

Greetings,
Glodenox

My main problem with this List is that it seems that no standard criteria has been set to establish this list. It just seems like a list that the Newsweek editor has pulled out a hat. I can see why St Pancras and some European ones are there. But what was the list based on. Easiest to use? Most beautiful? Busiest? Most Efficient? The list makes no sense.
Grand Central has a beautiful concourse but the platforms are rank and isn't very passenger friendly. No offence but there is no way that Lahore station is 6th best in the world. They put it above Madrid Atocha! WTF is with the station in Thailand? Yes, It's very pretty but my local station probably has a more frequent service and is very passenger friendly. Technically it is a "Better station" but it's not on the list. Fuck sake Newsweek!

That list is total bullshit.

There are so many more impressive and bigger rail stations.

No Gare du Nord, or Southern Cross?

I can think of a lot of better stations, like

> Zurich Hauptbahnhof
> Berlin's new station
> Waterloo
> Milan Centrale
> Liege Central
> Amsterdam Central

etc. etc. etc.

The station in Pakistan was a bit of a surprise.

source (http://www.newsweek.com/id/178825)
Stations: A Destination That Matches the Journey

Among the many fine sights to be seen while traveling by train, few are as pleasantly surprising as the terminals one passes through. Madrid's Atocha Station, a large building with wrought-iron design built in 1892, boasts a large tropical garden complete with palm trees and terrapins. It also has a nightclub for those who feel like strutting their stuff while waiting for the train. Shopaholics will appreciate Berlin's Hauptbahnhof, which has 80 stores that sell everything from flowers and fruit to jewelry and eyeglasses. And London's recently refurbished St. Pancras Internationalfeatures the longest champagne bar in Europe and a new farmers' market set to open this year.

The Lahore Railway Station in Pakistan provides an intriguing taste of the region's military history. Built during Britain's colonial rule, it functioned as both a fort and a train station. The two clock towers were designed to withstand bombs, and holes across the façade housed guns. In case of emergency, the train sheds can be easily sealed off.

Probably Africa's most beautiful terminus, Maputo's Central Railway Station in Mozambique was designed by Gustave Eiffel in 1910 to resemble a palace, with marble pillars and wrought iron detail.

Strikingly situated in one of Japan's most picturesque historic cities, the Kyoto Stationis a dazzling, futuristic maze of glass and steel that houses a shopping mall, a department store and a hotel. Check out the view of the city from the 12th floor. You'll feel as if you've truly arrived.
Actually reading the accompanying article helps to understand the criteria for this list.

It's mainly the architecture seen in the context of it's function and it's history that are the main criteria behind this list.

If you got a better list, please post it here with pictures and a motivation.

That list is total bullshit.

There are so many more impressive and bigger rail stations.

You think so?

I think Antwerp deserves to be in that list! Great combination of old and new.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/3141046254_55d99bf138_b.jpg

This will become the second entrance to the station (as you can see it's not finished yet):
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/3150556879_0d9a234f1c_b.jpg

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Underground platforms

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3153952589_2c4358b3dc_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3153953019_07479f5b77_b.jpg
Let's go up

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http://www.53a-pix.co.uk/picture/Station1-AC-291203.jpg

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Central hall

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WTF is that station in Thailand doing on that list?! :shocked: :sly: :bash:

The list seems to be a bit too random. No systematics behind it.

And of course I am a bit dissapointed that Zürich HB is not on the list.

No Gare du Nord, or Southern Cross?

I can think of a lot of better stations, like

> Zurich Hauptbahnhof
> Berlin's new station
> Waterloo
> Milan Centrale
> Liege Central
> Amsterdam Central

etc. etc. etc.

The station in Pakistan was a bit of a surprise.

Not Berlin Hbf. please! The underground section is absolutely ugly and the elevated part is ok, but nothing special.
It's an average shopping centre with rail connection.

http://web.me.com/wangchun/BeijingSouthRailwayStation.jpg

More Photos about Beijing South at:

http://tinyurl.com/bsryls

Well, actually i liked the list. "extraordinary or awe-inspiring architecture " is the main factor that has been used to create the list, I guess. And mentioned stations are really beautiful.

My list wont be like this but still the list is not terrible.

by the way, @ yaohua2000

I like the link you send, south stations is a very modern and large airport not a train station :)

^^south station is a train station, though right now it only serves one rail line (350 km/h HSR to Tianjin). I wish they put some modern stations on the list, it doesn't seem complete without them.

Wow, antwerp is the best ever.

japan not included in the list?

^^south station is a train station, though right now it only serves one rail line (350 km/h HSR to Tianjin). I wish they put some modern stations on the list, it doesn't seem complete without them.


dude! sarcasm.......

Clearly Tokyo Station should be included!

http://pdl.brain.riken.go.jp/media/staff/jim/photos/dad-06-02/146%20Tokyo%20station.jpg

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St. Pancras totally deserves the top spot. It's beautiful.

The domestic trains part is good, but not as fantastic as the international part though.

Domestic
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http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44209000/jpg/_44209615_aerial_bis416.jpg

I much prefer stations like St. Pancras to ones like Beijing South.

Clearly Tokyo Station should be included!

http://pdl.brain.riken.go.jp/media/staff/jim/photos/dad-06-02/146%20Tokyo%20station.jpg

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Are you kidding?

That could be any provincial town in any European country.

great compilation. Let's see if we can at least decide on criteria for rating trains... ;)

I think the modern part of Antwerp-Central isn't that great, really. Beijing South deserved to be up there.

This thread quickly became a 'post your main station' thread

I think the modern part of Antwerp-Central isn't that great, really. Beijing South deserved to be up there.
Why?
What makes that station more special than any other station? Only its enormous size, or something else as well? Because that is what the article was about.

Now if we do indeed make this a "show your main station" thread, I would like to introduce: Groningen station.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Station_Groningen.jpg
After the city defense walls were torn down, a presentable station could be built. It was designed by Isaac Gosschalk and finished in 1895.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Hall_train_station_Groningen.JPG/260px-Hall_train_station_Groningen.JPG
The main feature of the station is the beautifully decorated inside of the concourse.

The ceiling construction is very interesting, because even though it looks like being made out of stone, it is entirely made of papier mâché. That was necessary to make the ceiling construction light enough.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Groningen_Peerd.JPG/260px-Groningen_Peerd.JPG
In front of the station, you'll find the Horse of Uncle Loeks (Peerd van Ome Loeks). The song about this horse is characteristical for the city of Groningen. It tells about someone not giving the horse enough food, so that it dies.

The Horse is standing right upon Stadsbalkon. That is a large underground bicycle shed right in front of the main entrance.

All in all, according to a thourough investigation of DAG newspaper, the station of Groningen is the very best railway station in the Netherlands. :)

Great pics of great stations!


I personally love St. Pancras, Chhatrapati Shivaji and Gare des Bénédictins.

Why?
What makes that station more special than any other station? Only its enormous size, or something else as well? Because that is what the article was about.

Now if we do indeed make this a "show your main station" thread, I would like to introduce: Groningen station.Groningen is alright in the Netherlands, but I prefer Haarlem myself. It looks great on the inside and it's quite a convenient station.

I mostly like the outside shape of Beijing South station. Not sure if it's completely done yet?
http://www.tfpfarrells.com/projects/projects_images/BeijingSouthC.jpg

Clearly Tokyo Station should be included!

Isn't part of the problem that the Newsweek article isn't clear about whether they look at external or internal architecture? I mean, some of the Asian railway stations on that list look beautifully from the outside but, well, they are not very luxurious, or even efficient, on the inside. Railway stations such as Central Union and Antwerp have magnificient internal halls but are not that imposing from afar. In the latter category one could have added Milan which also looks like a proper cathedral... once you're inside.

Without insulting anybody, I wouldn't vote for Tokyo Station - and this is because of the second consideration. I have been there a few times (I don't travel to Japan all that often...) and I always feel claustrophopic. Inside a railway station I expect at least 8-10 metres of air above my head - and I most definitely do not want to "tunnel" my way past shops and eateries in low corridors like some sort of mole.

Why?
What makes that station more special than any other station? Only its enormous size, or something else as well? Because that is what the article was about.




Why??!!! Because we like it! This is very subjective. I cannot comment on you likes at all and you cannot on ours. Jeez!

I am bored with that Victorian styles. We had enough of it for last couple of centuries. Moreover, I like modern architecture and everybody know size does matter for most of the cases :P That's WHY.

^^ In my opinion, for a station to be one of the "top stations of the world" it should take a little bit more than just "because I like it". ;)

Lets not forget the criteria for the list. Its not about awe-inspiring beauty, its more about interesting facts and special roles in history, etc.

Antwerps station looks beautiful, but what is really so special about it? It looks like it could be in Germany or Austria too. Groningen's station is pretty, but again, i dont see what's so special about it besides the sculpture outside. The ceiling is interesting, but is it the only example of such a ceiling? If it is, then I think it should be on the list. Beijings is big, but not historic.

St. Pancras and Mumbai's Victoria Terminus are the nicest stations on the list, although the latter could really use a powerwashing and renovation. Victoria Terminus was renamed by Hindu nationalists as "Shiva-ji", since chattrapati shiva resisted the Muslim Mughals. hence, he's a hero to hindu nationalists.

Lahore's station has an interesting story, but it is pretty ugly. I guess thats the result of it being a british fort as well as a station? I suppose it does have a unique style.

my pick for the list would be Sirkeci Station in Istanbul. Its beautiful, was built during the Ottoman times, and was the terminal station for the Orient Express.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirkeci_Station Haydarpasha is nice too, and looks like a palace. Not to mention, it was the starting point of the historic Hejaz railway, which featured prominently in Lawrence of Arabia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Haydarpa%C5%9Fa_railway_station

^^Khanrak, I would agree on Istanbul if the Turks had bothered to maintain the station in a good condition. As it is they've added some on-the-cheap buildings to one side and not bothered to paint the once-beautiful rose coloured face since... I don't now, perhaps since the days of Mustapha Kemal himself? :)

The thing that makes St. Pancras so impressive is IMHO not the fact that the Londoners "allow" the building to be there, but the grand use they still make of this victorian building in our 21st century.

Isn't part of the problem that the Newsweek article isn't clear about whether they look at external or internal architecture? I mean, some of the Asian railway stations on that list look beautifully from the outside but, well, they are not very luxurious, or even efficient, on the inside. Railway stations such as Central Union and Antwerp have magnificient internal halls but are not that imposing from afar. In the latter category one could have added Milan which also looks like a proper cathedral... once you're inside.

Without insulting anybody, I wouldn't vote for Tokyo Station - and this is because of the second consideration. I have been there a few times (I don't travel to Japan all that often...) and I always feel claustrophopic. Inside a railway station I expect at least 8-10 metres of air above my head - and I most definitely do not want to "tunnel" my way past shops and eateries in low corridors like some sort of mole.

I agree about the Tokyo station and the strange criteria that were used, but I have to disagree about your above statement. Th outside with it's huge dome (76m) and many towers is actually as impressive as the inside I think (over here they call it 'the railway cathedral'):

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/taboe/IMG_2815And10MoreLarge.jpg

Antwerps station looks beautiful, but what is really so special about it? [/url]

Are there any other stations in the world with trains at 3 different levels ?
(not speaking about stations with 2 levels of trains and 1 level of tram or
metro, but well 3 levels of real trains).

This station originally had 10 terminal tracks, all located at the upper level.
Platforms between those tracks where short and narrow, only two of them
allowed reception of 12-car trains, and de-loading of a busy train was slow.

Antwerp being a vey busy city, that was not enough and started to cause
congestion that propagated on the entire national railway. Proposals to scrap
the station and build a new one flourished along the 1980 years, with
numerous protests and reactions against it. Finally, it has been agreed to

- keep and fully renovate the existing building and shed
- rebuild the 10 tracks terminus to 6 tracks only, with much longer and wider
platforms
- build a lower level for 4 through tracks, combined with a tunnel under the
city, to allow trains to go from Brussels to the Netherlands without
reversing
- build an intermediate level with 4 terminal tracks to maintain adequate
capacity

All of that was done while maintaining the station in operation, with a few
hundreds trains serving it every day (at some time with only 3 tracks in
operation, a challenge in itself).

And one can say that architecturally, it is a total success, the combination
between old and new styles being extremely pleasant.

The exterior of the Antwerp Central Station is being renovated as we speak:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2969070575_cde4edfe31_b.jpg

Some historical towers will be rebuild (they were taken away decades ago):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2598789916_7b7d51c4c5_b.jpg

The interior is already renovated, to give you an idea:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2668024277_29f8518c0f_b.jpg

The exterior of the Antwerp Central Station is being renovated as we speak:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2969070575_cde4edfe31_b.jpg

Some historical towers will be rebuild (they were taken away decades ago):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2598789916_7b7d51c4c5_b.jpg

The interior is already renovated, to give you an idea:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2668024277_29f8518c0f_b.jpg


For people who haven't been there: Antwerp Central Station is enormous and magnificient. Aweful. Breath-taking, overwhelming, fantastic mix of styles,..

So is maybe St Pancras, and almost so are many other stations in Europe.

Let's be happy and proud.

how about kyoto station?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisathumwood/3225617139/in/pool-kyoto_eki

Belgians sure are incredibly proud of Antwerp Central Station, heh. I just don't think the downstairs bit is very good-looking.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Antwerp_Central_station_-_level_-2_%282%29.jpg/798px-Antwerp_Central_station_-_level_-2_%282%29.jpg
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The outside and entrance are maginificent, though.

^^

In real life I think that the lower parts are better than on the pictures (I saw a lot of pictures and went to the station in real life and it suprised me), although the newer parts aren't breathtaking. Especially the underground heights are very convenient.

Belgians sure are incredibly proud of Antwerp Central Station, heh.

That annoys you, heh.


I just don't think the downstairs bit is very good-looking.


I think you made your point by now. :)

The finished parts:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/2848426655_94a9faf63a.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2193/2112184507_55d9d839e6.jpg?v=0

I agree about the Tokyo station and the strange criteria that were used, but I have to disagree about your above statement. Th outside with it's huge dome (76m) and many towers is actually as impressive as the inside I think (over here they call it 'the railway cathedral'):


Whoops! Yeah, I'd have to agree with you. I've only been in Antwerp once (well, that's a lie: I've passed through this city on a few occasions en route to the Netherlands...) and I see now that on that occasion I must clearly have left the railway station through a side entrance.

That annoys you, heh.


I think you made your point by now. :)
It doesn't, really. I lived in Belgium for a long period of time and always enjoyed using Antwerp Central station. I think it deserves to be in this list but the number of raving posts about the station, all by Belgians it seems, just made me want to point out that I personally think the lower levels just aren't greate. The pictures you just posted prove my point. Again, I'm not saying it's not a great station; the upper parts definitely are but the lower parts are very average I find. Whenever I use it it seems grey and gloomy.

And again. :) You made your point.

I strongly disagree (I use the station daily, and I certainly don't find it grey and gloomy), but so be it.

ps: If you think only Belgians are enthousiastic about this station, you should think again. Even Japanese delegations visit the station to see its construction.

In terms of volume Beijing's stations are some of the biggest in the world

Beijing Station 1953

http://www.luopan.com/uploads/landmark/42257.jpg
www.luopan.com
http://kimbriggs.com/photos/china/beijing/beijing-train-station-02-004.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/54283608_5396b3cdda.jpg
http://kimbriggs.com

http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~kkao/pictures/batch10/P307bjts.jpg http://www.cheapcharlieshotels.com/images/Asia%20travel%20tips/Beijing%20railway%20station%20square.jpg
www.csua.berkeley.edu


Beijing West 1995


http://www.webdoll.com/china/images/beijing_west_railway_station.jpg
www.webdoll.com

http://cathyandedwin.com/gallery/china/2007-02-27%20Beijing%20West%20Train%20Station,%20Beijing.jpg
http://cathyandedwin.com/ and www.csua.berkeley.edu
http://www.treehugger.com/beijing-west-railway.JPG http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9_rh5HRJV-E/SEQNfDUcm0I/AAAAAAAAAJg/gcWBkSmQPLs/s400/China%2B-%2Btrain%2Bstation%2B-%2BBeijing,%2BPekin%2Bim000778.jpg
www.treehugger.com and http://3.bp.blogspot.com


Beijing South 2007

http://t.dfnres.com/p/cnr/i/200808/BeijingSouthJingjinICE/BeijingSouth01.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2738109208_6bb107c92d.jpg
http://t.dfnres.com and www.flickr.com
http://www.designboom.com/tools/WPro/images/rid13/rail.jpg http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20080612/0013729e4ad909bad5081b.jpg
www.designboom.com and www.chinadaily.com

www.worldarchitecturenews.com
http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/10180_6_beijing%20south%208big.jpg

ATOCHA station, one of the train stations of Madrid

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from flickr.com

antwerb is amazing.

Have you already seen plans or computer-generated images of the
stations that will replace Sirkeci and Haydarpasha in Istanbul ? Or
is it still too far ?

In terms of volume Beijing's stations are some of the biggest in the world

Bigger doesn't mean better. Most of the stations you have shown, IMO, look like glorified shopping malls.

Funny thing, I love the downstairs of the Antwerp Station...

Forget about your local station think about criteria for a good station...

I think one important criteria is connectivity to other major metropolitan areas...

In terms of volume Beijing's stations are some of the biggest in the world


And some of the ugliest :lol:

All of them (with the exception of Beijing South) just look tacky and kitsch.

And I don't really like how Beijing South seems to un-integrated with the surrounding areas. It just seems like it's in the middle of a freeway or something, with off-ramps all around it. It just seems like it's more of a transfer station and no one would ever need to use the area surrounding the area because it looks like it would be difficult to reach as a pedestrian. Maybe when it's connected up to more subway lines, then it will be better. But for now it just seems like a station you would use when you're just passing through.

i.e.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20080612/0013729e4ad909bad5081b.jpg
http://www.designboom.com/tools/WPro/images/rid13/rail.jpg

^^^^

yea i thought the same thing. It looks like an airport terminal with all those overpasses curving around it. Train stations should promote ped travel not extreme cars everywhere.

So, the highway goes through the station? Or are they used for dropping people off like at the airport?

Warzsawa Centralna is the best:D

ATOCHA station, one of the train stations of Madrid
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2909927383_f925b6e16d_b.jpg
from flickr.com

I'm sorry but that is just so creepy.

^^^^ looool :lol:

Kuala Lumpar:

http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/malaysia/rr/20.jpg http://www.kualalumpur.travel/wiki/images/5/59/Kuala_Lumpur_Railway_Station.jpg

http://i565.photobucket.com/albums/ss97/ethanielsiaw/IMG_08481024x768.jpg

http://i565.photobucket.com/albums/ss97/ethanielsiaw/IMG_08321024x768.jpg

http://i565.photobucket.com/albums/ss97/ethanielsiaw/IMG_08761024x768.jpg

More info and pix, Beijing South


The glass ceiling is outfitted with 3,246 solar panels to generate electricity. The structure spreads out like a ray or trilobite and covers 320,000 sq meters (3,444,450 sq. feet), more than the Beijing National Stadium's 258,000 m2. Its 24 platforms have the capacity to dispatch 30,000 passengers per hour or 241,920,000 a year. The 251,000 m2 (2,750,000 sq. ft) waiting area can accommodate 10,000 passengers.


www.wikimedia.org, www.chinadaily.com.cn
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/BeijingSouthRailwayStation.jpg http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20080612/0013729e4ad909bad5081b.jpg

u/c, one of the world's largest indoor spaces:


http://images.beijing2008.cn/20080123/Img214238142.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zp_eKXDTiU0/SJuTadlCMnI/AAAAAAAACWI/3LwBeW9QVNg/s320/beijing+south+railway+station+2.jpg
http://images.beijing2008.cn, http://1.bp.blogspot.com


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/20080802105531_-_%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%8D%97%E7%AB%99.jpg/800px-20080802105531_-_%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%8D%97%E7%AB%99.jpg
www.wikimedia.org
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/20080802074839_-_%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%8D%97%E7%AB%99.jpg/800px-20080802074839_-_%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%8D%97%E7%AB%99.jpg
www.wikimedia.org


all following pix: *************************
http://*************************/beijing/jpgs/beijing_south_railway_station_farrells080908_3.jpg


http://*************************/beijing/jpgs/beijing_south_railway_station_farrells080908_7.jpg



http://*************************/beijing/jpgs/beijing_south_railway_station_farrells080908_6.jpg


http://*************************/beijing/jpgs/beijing_south_railway_station_farrells080908_2.jpg


http://*************************/beijing/jpgs/beijing_south_railway_station_farrells080908_1.jpg


http://*************************/beijing/jpgs/beijing_south_railway_station_farrells080908_5.jpg


www.worldarchitecturenews.com
http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/10180_6_beijing%20south%208big.jpg

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http://*************************/beijing/jpgs/beijing_south_railway_station_farrells080908_4.jpg

And I don't really like how Beijing South seems to un-integrated with the surrounding areas. It just seems like it's in the middle of a freeway or something, with off-ramps all around it. It just seems like it's more of a transfer station and no one would ever need to use the area surrounding the area because it looks like it would be difficult to reach as a pedestrian. Maybe when it's connected up to more subway lines, then it will be better. But for now it just seems like a station you would use when you're just passing through.


The main terminus into the city centre is the Beijing Central station, which is much more accessible by foot, and right on one of the main avenues. Beijing is like Paris or London, the new main termini being on the periphery of the centre eg Kings Cross-St Pancras, Waterloo, Paddington, whereupon one would transfer to the subway or bus for the centre proper.

Unlike North American cities where there's just one or two terminals in the centre, these cities have several termini catering to North, S, E, W of the centre, and the routes out to those directions across the country.

this list of stations make Newsweek irrevelent.

AMSTERDAM CENTRAL STATION

http://www.mno.nl/image/f46ad2bae4635aca8a901361adea7699/Foto%20IJSEI.jpg/

http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/transport/amsterdam-cs/s_amsterdam-centraal-central-station-0008.jpg/Image

http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/transport/amsterdam-cs/s_amsterdam-centraal-central-station-0009.jpg/Image

http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/transport/northsouth-line/s_noordzuidlijn-centraal-station-central-station-northsouthline-0001.jpg/Image

http://www.take-a-trip.eu/uploads/pics_bezienswaardigheden_nl/Amsterdam-Centraal.jpg

http://www.amsterdam-tourguide.com/images/Centraal%20Station.JPG

More info and pix, Beijing South


The glass ceiling is outfitted with 3,246 solar panels to generate electricity. The structure spreads out like a ray or trilobite and covers 320,000 sq meters (3,444,450 sq. feet), more than the Beijing National Stadium's 258,000 m2. Its 24 platforms have the capacity to dispatch 30,000 passengers per hour or 241,920,000 a year. The 251,000 m2 (2,750,000 sq. ft) waiting area can accommodate 10,000 passengers.

Another glorified shopping mall from the PRC. They really are embracing capitalism, aren't they?

^^
Another hateful anti-China post from a jealous forumer? :lol:

Wow. Even though I don't like cars, the Amsterdam Station looks so cool! :eek:

^^
Another hateful anti-China post from a jealous forumer? :lol:

I don't really care about politics, in this context anyway.

Chinese stations don't compare to most European stations and look like soulless airports. It riles me that people are posting tonnes of photos of them as if they're better simply because they are big.

Wow. Even though I don't like cars, the Amsterdam Station looks so cool! :eek:

Are they building a new road along the back of the station?

^^ Yes, but not just a road...

The construction will have three levels: the main road passes through the basement, the ground floor is for pedestrians (and for taxi's, touringcars etc. it seems?) and on the upper level, at the same height as the railway platforms, comes the bus terminal.
At the moment they are also building a new subway station just below the railway station.

Therefore, the whole station is one big mess today, but I think it'll be absolutely great when finished. :)

I don't really care about politics, in this context anyway.

Chinese stations don't compare to most European stations and look like soulless airports. It riles me that people are posting tonnes of photos of them as if they're better simply because they are big.

Yeah.. lets have many more Gothic or better Victorian stations from our blessed European style. They are the best... please please... They have soul in them... real souls... We need their elegant style. oh God please! We have modern, state of art, spaciousness, comfortable stations. They are like from future but but but still we need that Victorian vomit.




By the way, I really like European stations too but I cannot stand jealously...

More Beijing stations:

Beijing West, 1996, 5.49 million sq. feet.

http://www.ciuc.org.cn/pics/20088281142555403.jpg
www.ciuc.org.cn

Beijing Station, 1959

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ce/Beijing_Railway_Station_at_Night.jpg
www.wikimedia.org

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/502012089_bb40df4535.jpg http://pro.corbis.com/images/42-17151566.jpg?size=67&uid=%7B886B9E11-C2C8-4C22-AC45-69C7900C4BF4%7D
www.flickr.com, http://pro.corbis.com
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2238388230_c749fa3342.jpg?v=0 http://u.cctv.com/uploads/userup/0807/23104551R02.jpg
www.flickr.com, http://u.cctv.com
http://u.cctv.com/uploads/userup/0807/231046331063.jpg
http://u.cctv.com

Xizhimen/ Beijing North Station, connected to and built over an old 1980s subway, and now one of the largest metro stations in the world

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2705646911_58f65a023d.jpg
www.flickr.com

u/c:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d8/Xizhimen.Building.JPG/800px-Xizhimen.Building.JPG
www.wikimedia.org

transfer passage:

http://en.beijingology.com/images/e/e4/M13XizhimenInterchange.jpg
http://en.beijingology.com

The situation now in front of Amsterdam Centraal, the North/South line (for engineers the most interesting project at the moment in the Netherlands) construction on the foreground:

http://www.noordzuidlijn.amsterdam.nl/live/bijlagen/noordzuidlijn/figuren/nieuws/2008/stationseiland1208groot2.jpg
Source: Gé Dubbelman/Hollandse Hoogte

The situation more than a year ago:

http://dickwalraven.web-log.nl/photos/uncategorized/001_14.jpg
Source: De Volkskrant

A lot of construction is taking place under the ground. Sometimes pretty complicated with for example vertical minitunneling from a 3,5m high area.

http://www.strukton.nl/SiteCollectionImages/Fotos%20%20bij%20artikelen/Land%20plus%20Water%201-CENTER.jpg
Source: Strukton

http://amsterdam.nl/contents/pages/5262/noordzuidlijncentraal.jpg
Source: Amsterdam.nl

wow, amazing. I love MAdrid station. I do not know what that Pakistani and thai stations doing in the list, there are many much more beautiful (and bigger) stations around the world.
Amazing!

Yeah.. lets have many more Gothic or better Victorian stations from our blessed European style. They are the best... please please... They have soul in them... real souls... We need their elegant style. oh God please! We have modern, state of art, spaciousness, comfortable stations. They are like from future but but but still we need that Victorian vomit.




By the way, I really like European stations too but I cannot stand jealously...

Such a poor argument. You think anyone who criticises these stations are jealous of Chinese "design"?

Most of the Chinese stations are dire pastiches of traditional Chinese architecture, or rather boring attempts at modern design. Plus, they have that awful white metal that I personally think looks cheap and tacky.

I have nothing against modern design, only when it has barely a speck of innovation; For a good example of modern station design look at the Amsterdam station posted a page back.

Why do you criticise me for "jealously" yet then claim that Victorian stations are "vomit"? Using your logic, you must be acting "jealously" too.

Wow. you gotta admit, Beijing North, West and Beijing Station look really cool. Although, what would be the purpose of such tall building in Beijing North Station. Administrative purposes, perhaps?

Kuala Lumpar Station is awesome!

That is not Beijing North railway station. It is called Xihuan Plaza (西环广场), the building just southwest/west to Beijing North and Xizhimen Subway Station.

This is Beijing North:

http://bbs.hasea.com/viewthread.php?tid=307343

Although, what would be the purpose of such tall building in Beijing North Station. Administrative purposes, perhaps?

Kuala Lumpar Station is awesome!

its actually Xizhimen station, which is connected to Beijing North underground. The tall buildings are offices to let with retail underneath.

^^ another question for you:
Why must you post pictures of every station in Beijing? Do you think all of them should be on the list? Have you even read the first post?
If you feel like a station deserves to be on the list for whatever reason, mention it, and give arguments.

What's the purpose of posting pics of every goddamn railway station in your (or any other) city? You are spamming this thread! Please read the first post and if you still feel like posting pictures, do it in another thread, for example the one about 'beautifull stations around the world'... Thank you

seriously, are you for real/??

take it easy mate, freedom of speech?

Maybe you should make a nerd-rule for how many pictures we can post per station, and not to mention any of them twice, and only for those mentioned in the original list.

btw, fyi if youre wanting a station that is most 'spammed' by pics, that would be Antwerp Station with 25 pics so far - of its station concourse, its platforms, its escalators, its facade, its scaffolding, its signage, its tunnels, its trains, its passages and Xmas trees.

But hey, who am I to complain...


-Or is this all because the Beijing one's are detracting from it's monologue?

Definitely not the best...

But in a way original and sentimental :)

WARSAW CENTRAL

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6412/emiliiplater06mc1.jpg

Finished in 1975, during communistic rules in Poland. Despite all the finnancial problems and poor material quality and general situation we had at that time, which you are maybe familiar with, it's nice example of that time's architecture.

All platforms and rails are underground, building covers main hall with booking offices. Unfortunately station is untidy now... Pity, because it's really nice building.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Warszawa_Centralna.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/2802183261_5f77766f84.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/409031393_fc84b88fb4.jpg?v=0

...And fresh after completing

http://zspu.republika.pl/kolej/centralna.jpg

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/manujoao/Warsaw%201970s/img005.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/3107374089_c195beb5d9_b.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7412/dworzec2zxgh7.jpg

^^ That's pretty cool actually. I quite like it.

cool

The Chinese have some pretty imposing stations.

I love the European stations. They are great.

^^^^^^^^ Warsaw Central was way ahead of its time. Awesome station ;)

^^ another question for you:
Why must you post pictures of every station in Beijing? Do you think all of them should be on the list? Have you even read the first post?
If you feel like a station deserves to be on the list for whatever reason, mention it, and give arguments.

What's the purpose of posting pics of every goddamn railway station in your (or any other) city? You are spamming this thread! Please read the first post and if you still feel like posting pictures, do it in another thread, for example the one about 'beautifull stations around the world'... Thank you

you don't have to use that word to express yourself.

^^^^^^^^ Warsaw Central was way ahead of its time. Awesome station ;)

Thx, but now it needs renovation. Our Polish State Railways lives still 30 years ago :nuts: For them it's problem to clean this station, they prefer to hang big-size advertisments on the outside :ohno: :bash:
But if we are to believe them, they say that before Euro 2012 they'll improve conditions... Now they're working with LCD screens with informations...

^^^^^^^^ It's okay. I mean, that's the state of almost all American railways, right?

People stop bickering this is no longer a contest

I present...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_289gS-z9-UE/Rwa-9olb8yI/AAAAAAAAArQ/PmjsmmwRLM0/s912/DSC00449.JPG

Rotterdams temporary central station. :lol:

You mean this?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3302077540_06acda18da_o.jpg

and how is this getting back to the subject?

what will the new one look like?

^^

http://www.prorail.nl/Publiek/Grote%20stationsprojecten/Nieuw%20Rotterdam%20Centraal/Documents/Rotterdam%20Centraal1%20.jpg
http://www.modelspoorbaancs.nl/CS%20Stationshal%20Kruisplein.jpg
http://www.west8.nl/images/dbase/741.jpg

Maybe some of the Dutch forumers have better renders? I remember that it looks huge from above. Completely massive.

Beijing West (when it was completed 13 years ago) was the largest station in Asia and I believe it still holds that title, or is at least in the top 3. It handles 300,000 passangers daily.

And I do not believe this station made it on the list

http://www.webdoll.com/china/images/beijing_west_railway_station.jpg



http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LfbW9ZOjy4U/RtPqcISVHiI/AAAAAAAABcI/TPelqZ23JOI/Tibet+to+India+273.jpg

Shanghai South Station is the first of its kind in the world, employing a spherical design maximizing roof area while minimizing land use.

http://northstarled.com/db5/00429/northstarled.com/_uimages/ShanghaiRailwayStation.bmp

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_A2G3Kfd3uoA/R3B08y1yjfI/AAAAAAAAGlo/NAY6gui380g/2007.+09+Trip+to+Hangzhou+-+Shanghai+Railway+Station+South+(7).JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BymIMOPFTgk/RxLazF7P-vI/AAAAAAAAADg/xCGAiGFm-Lw/image0002+2007_07_28+21_08_24.JPG

while under constuction

http://www.chinapage.com/road/shanghai-rail-south-4.jpg

Beijing West (when it was completed 13 years ago) was the largest station in Asia and I believe it still holds that title, or is at least in the top 3. It handles 300,000 passangers daily.

And I do not believe this station made it on the list

http://www.webdoll.com/china/images/beijing_west_railway_station.jpg



http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LfbW9ZOjy4U/RtPqcISVHiI/AAAAAAAABcI/TPelqZ23JOI/Tibet+to+India+273.jpg

Maybe it's because it's hideous?

^^ No, it is not that.

Maybe it's because it's hideous?

may that be true, or you could just be accused of having narrow taste.

All in the eye of the beholder.

But after all, if all comparasions of public infrastructure are measured by its lack of "hidousness", why don't we all just build gardens instead? because after all, who need trains. right?

^^ You realise that the original article was about stations that were an interesting destination by themselves? It is not about the most functional station in the world.

Well, but it's just trashy monumentalism and pseudo-historisme. Looks awful. I'm not familiar with asian standards and your tastes, but in my reality It'd be simmilar to for example Berlin Hbf with some gothic towers here and there :lol:

may that be true, or you could just be accused of having narrow taste.

All in the eye of the beholder.

But after all, if all comparasions of public infrastructure are measured by its lack of "hidousness", why don't we all just build gardens instead? because after all, who need trains. right?

Firstly, this thread is about aesthetics, read the first post.

Secondly, just because a station is functional does not mean it has to be a hideous carbuncle like Beijing West. ;)

I like the look of Beijing west actually

What's with all the Chinese stations? What do you try to prove? Gigantism equals being a top train station? Well here's a little fyi: It doesn't. A top station keeps the balance between a unique appearance (and i'm not refering to this hideous Beijing West monster which was probably constructed by a former Disneyland engineer), short ways and a wide range of long- and close distance connections and a comfortable atmosphere for the passengers.

There are currently ALOT of massive Chinese stations being built/ recently built as China hooks up into a HSR network the size of Europe's. Guangzhou and Wuhan have two major new stations off the top of my head with great designs, completely unknown.

Guangzhou:

http://www.newsgd.com/pictures/construction/200603150013_55741.jpg http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_37/node_85/img/2008/12/11/122896480556789_2.jpg


https://hkia.net/corporate_member/members/tfp/0008/New-Guangzhou-Station-1.jpg

Wuhan

old station:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/249775453_baf0d3d6e1_o.jpg

new station:

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7141/wuhanzhanfrontdoorer6.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/4948/wuhanzhanfrontpa0.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/251319720_6cc46157ef.jpg

construction:

http://english.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2007/12/14/4580railway_station.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6206/200707068bee6869f6505f1sp9.jpg

^^ You realise that the original article was about stations that were an interesting destination by themselves? It is not about the most functional station in the world.

From what I gathered from post number 1, again I didn't read the original article, the media was actually listing the "top 10 stations in the world".

The only thing I thought that the first post mentioned about beauty was the fact that how the station looked have heavy influence in the determination of this list, but so is how the station is used, thus functionality. So maybe the title of the list should've been changed to "What we think are the prettiest stations in the world".

So if the orignal article said it was measuing the best looking stations in the world, then I have another list in mind. But that's not what the title said.


But also, what's wrong with how Beijing West looks? I think it looks fine. So in my opinion, all you who insults it have narrow tastes. You can think what you want about me.

Posting nice pictures is the point of this forum. Everybody should send pictures of buildings that they think nice or worth sharing...

I am very glad to stations from China and from other parts of the world.

And, please, keep in mind that beauty can be very subjective and there is nothing wrong with that!

All comunistic countries try to overwhelm people with gigantism, China is no different. All those stations could fulfill their duties even if they were 3 times smaller.

^the Chinese termini are not big merely to impress some kind of complex. Do you have any idea the amount of problems Chinese cities have with their populations - especially Chinese Spring Festival - each time the biggest movement of humans in history?

This is why they have to be so big, every major station turns into a Chinese version of the Hajj in Mecca each January -sometimes bigger - with huge crowd control. All this is highly organised with massive months-in-advance prepaid ticketing and reservation systems, but the sheer numbers as 150 million people descend onto the network at the same time is crazy. This is why Chinese termini, although with only up to 14 platforms, are still so much larger:

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0egDb4W9q69zr/610x.jpg

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/05ba51jgAE0c5/340x.jpg http://english.gov.cn/images/images/2e583c4e0333053a7c6904.jpg

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0ffo7pF74Gcgz/610x.jpg

http://yeinjee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/china-lifestyle-009.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TxCLPJj9_tY/Rco-d7z0A1I/AAAAAAAAAGk/H-f-uaOmcY8/s1600/beiijng%2Bwest%2Bstation.jpg

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200807/r273705_1153960.jpg

All comunistic countries try to overwhelm people with gigantism, China is no different. All those stations could fulfill their duties even if they were 3 times smaller.


You are completely wrong.

1) This is China. A population of 1.3 billion we are talkin about. Everything has to be designed according to this fact.

2) All governments try to overwhelm people with some fancy projects. This is true for USA, China, England, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Iraq.............

But also, what's wrong with how Beijing West looks? I think it looks fine. So in my opinion, all you who insults it have narrow tastes. You can think what you want about me.

This isn't for "fine" stations, this is for beautiful stations...

Can you honestly tell me you think Beijing West is beautiful?

yes. It's the scale that gets me

http://www.ciuc.org.cn/pics/20088281142555403.jpg
www.ciuc.org.cn

It's an amazing building for sure.

only the pakistan station is questionable for me.

i really like old charm stations than those modern ones --> they don't say much about the history.

This isn't for "fine" stations, this is for beautiful stations...

Can you honestly tell me you think Beijing West is beautiful?

It's a very impressive execution of post-modernist architecture being merged with triditional Chinese culture.

yes, it is beautiful.

At least I think that's post-modern. Any building freaks here who can tell me for sure?

All comunistic countries try to overwhelm people with gigantism, China is no different. All those stations could fulfill their duties even if they were 3 times smaller.

I don't think you know what you're talking about. But I certainlly don't think you're describing China. Canada maybe. But then again, which one's communist?

It's a very impressive execution of post-modernist architecture being merged with triditional Chinese culture.

yes, it is beautiful.

At least I think that's post-modern. Any building freaks here who can tell me for sure?

I fail to see how anyone can think it's beautiful, but alas...

lol comunistic.....

So what? Let them build big stations there is nothing wrong with that. I'm glad because at least I can "see" the rail influence in China. Our US doesn't seem to care about rail. :(

lol comunistic.....

So what? Let them build big stations there is nothing wrong with that. I'm glad because at least I can "see" the rail influence in China. Our US doesn't seem to care about rail. :(

No-one is saying they can't build big stations. All they're saying is that big stations are necessarily attractive solely because they're big. A better word would be impressive.

Hello,

Here are some pictures of very beautiful stations in Belgium that are now completely destroyed.

I'm not saying they should be on that list, but I think they deserve to be in this topic.

Brussels-South: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/bru_mid.jpg
Brussels-North: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/bru_nor2.jpg
Antwerp-South: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/anv_sud.jpg
Berchem: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/berche2.jpg
Mechelen: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/malines1.jpg


More Belgian stations: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/

that comment was for Elevenking but s'okay.

@Wover: that's too bad... Would it be wrong for say the Belgian government to rebuild the stations down to almost exact details? Many buildings have been destroyed in history, but all new buildings are plain and futuristic. I would like to see many old buildings rebuilt, but oh well...

Hello,

Here are some pictures of very beautiful stations in Belgium that are now completely destroyed.

I'm not saying they should be on that list, but I think they deserve to be in this topic.

Brussels-South: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/bru_mid.jpg
Brussels-North: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/bru_nor2.jpg
Antwerp-South: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/anv_sud.jpg
Berchem: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/berche2.jpg
Mechelen: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/malines1.jpg


More Belgian stations: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/

yeah... ... ... what a loss.

Definitely not the best but i like it:)
Toronto's Union Station handles 250 000 passengers every day!

http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/union-station-toronto-cdn1203.jpg

http://individual.utoronto.ca/hendrik/images/fotos/toronto_12_24_02_004.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/1702778290_da0118651a.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/1702768520_c85d20e5a3.jpg?v=0
http://www.emdx.org/rail/canard/Toronto2002/Photos/ONVIA_20020627-2051_Nightstar-Train50_TorontoUnionStation.jpg

http://www.toronto.ca/tfto/locations/union/now_featuring_union1.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/1479532107_5ec507f559.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Union_Station_on_Front_Street.jpg/800px-Union_Station_on_Front_Street.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Toronto_union_station_outside_clock.jpg

Here's Mumbai's CST Station. It was 3rd on the list and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2291046386_95b872383c_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/381909296_17e77d53b9_b.jpg

A hundred years ago:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2101568278_02615220e2_o.jpg

You are completely wrong.

1) This is China. A population of 1.3 billion we are talkin about. Everything has to be designed according to this fact.

2) All governments try to overwhelm people with some fancy projects. This is true for USA, China, England, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Iraq.............

You should not even respond to such ridiculous postings. Hey, I am as patriotic an American and pro-capitalist person as anyone but the poster just wanted to make you mad. Why do you even bother responding?

I grow tired of people just blurting out their feelings and ignorance without much thought. :bash:

Here's Mumbai's CST Station. It was 3rd on the list and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site!

A hundred years ago:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2101568278_02615220e2_o.jpg

I was watching a documentary a few weeks ago and apparently the designs for Melbourne's Flinders st station and Mumbai's CST station got mixed up when they were sent out to the colonies for construction. So Mumbai got Melbourne's station, and Melbourne got Mumbai's.

It probably worked out better that way though, it looks like CST is huge and Mumbai would need a massive station.

Hello,

Here are some pictures of very beautiful stations in Belgium that are now completely destroyed.

I'm not saying they should be on that list, but I think they deserve to be in this topic.

Brussels-South: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/bru_mid.jpg
Brussels-North: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/bru_nor2.jpg
Antwerp-South: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/anv_sud.jpg
Berchem: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/berche2.jpg
Mechelen: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/malines1.jpg


More Belgian stations: http://users.skynet.be/fa058639/

They really deserve to be included in this thread! I was very sad when they demolished the Leopold station in Brussels, in order to erect the building of the European Parliament. :ohno:
Brussels - North I like, it's one of the finest examples of the European architecture from the 1930's, but the neighbourhood where it's located is a textbook example of urban decay, but recent developments (highrise construction, etc.) promise of better days ahead ;)
Otherwise, Antwerp station is really adorable :)
As far as Maputo station is concerned, it was designed and built by the Portuguese, while the place was still called Lourenco Marques.
You can find more details about it here: http://cdbosco-lm.blogspot.com/2009/02/estacao-ferroviaria-de-maputo.html (in Portuguese)

¿Gare du nord in Paris???
¿Central station in Berlin???
¿Milano Centrale???

^^ Didn't you get the memo? Turns out this poll is full of shit.

True story.

the first post shows british colonists' splendid past.
nothing about aesthetic.

Top Stations in the world?

LMAO

right!

don't see Howrah Grand Central, India's Largest station and 2nd busiest, in Kolkata anywhere on the list.
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv233/kolkatawb/3447111600_3f804ec30a_o.jpg

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv233/kolkatawb/3446294425_7156baaf8e_o.jpg

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv233/kolkatawb/3447107484_d402877967_o.jpg
from flickr

the first post shows british colonists' splendid past.
nothing about aesthetic.

Maybe we should be writing thank you letters to Queen Victoria for bringing rail technology to many parts of the world.

Milan Central Station (in Italian, Stazione Centrale di Milano or Milano Centrale) is one of the main European railway stations. It is a railway terminus officially inaugurated in 1931 to replace the old (1864) central station, which was a transit station and could not handle the new traffic caused by the opening of the Sempione tunnel (1906)
Its facade is 200 metres wide and its vault 72 metres high, a record when it was built. It has 24 platforms. Each day about 330,000 passengers use the station, totalling about 120 million per year.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1248/579703795_062012dd73_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/8/8790094_4a1d2dba46_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/3266589967_1929bd43cb_b.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KpJsj-1PxHA/SNySsIa6uZI/AAAAAAAADt8/Onu2J0A-pJw/s1600/01.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KpJsj-1PxHA/SA2id-35oHI/AAAAAAAACIc/9Bp0K67qsx0/s400/15.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KpJsj-1PxHA/SA2lgu35oMI/AAAAAAAACJE/1l15lOfInXU/s400/foto3.jpg

To be honest, the last two stations mentioned in this thread do have a nice station building, but the platforms...

If those were made more modern, they'd be a lot more beautiful in my opinion.

Greetings,
Glodenox

I absolutely love Milan Central - it has to be one of Europe's great stations and a cathedral of train travel.

The new HSR platforms are stunning.

Are there any HSR routes operating out of Milan that head outside of Italy? Or are all the routes going to cities like Turin and Rome?

It would be great to be able to go to Zurich and Germany, and France via HSR from Milan. The French alps might pose a problem though, and I'm not sure how many tunnels there are going into Switzerland now.

I absolutely love Milan Central - it has to be one of Europe's great stations and a cathedral of train travel.

The new HSR platforms are stunning.

Are there any HSR routes operating out of Milan that head outside of Italy? Or are all the routes going to cities like Turin and Rome?

It would be great to be able to go to Zurich and Germany, and France via HSR from Milan. The French alps might pose a problem though, and I'm not sure how many tunnels there are going into Switzerland now.

There are no high speed LINES which connect Milan or any other city in Italy with other nations. Switzerland and Italy are building the Gotthard Base Tunnel which will provide a high speed rail connection between the two nations. There is also the Lyon-Turin high speed rail project, but I don't think that is currently underway.

It's all so arbitrary I hope nobody takes the list seriously. I'm just impressed with the old stations that are actually still standing. Many beautiful structures have been destroyed over the years, good to see ones like Mumbai still standing.

There are no high speed LINES which connect Milan or any other city in Italy with other nations. Switzerland and Italy are building the Gotthard Base Tunnel which will provide a high speed rail connection between the two nations. There is also the Lyon-Turin high speed rail project, but I don't think that is currently underway.

That's not entirely true. Many EC's (EuroCity) have Milano Centralo as terminus en also the Pendolino from Switzerland goes until Milan.

About the station:

- Long waiting lines (+- 1,5 hour)
- Bad maintenance
- Insufficient modernisation
- Low platforms
-...

It's an amazing building but all of the above makes me even like Roma Termini more :p.

IMO St Pancras is the granddaddy of them all, but my personal favorite would be Leipzig Station, mostly for its massive multiple trainsheds:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Leipzig_-_Hauptbahnhof_1.jpg

recent photo:
http://www.uni-leipzig.de/%7Ejungslav/images/hbf.jpg

interior shots:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Leipzig_Hbf_shopping_arcade.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Leipzig_HBF_platforms_Oct_2000.jpg

That's not entirely true. Many EC's (EuroCity) have Milano Centralo as terminus en also the Pendolino from Switzerland goes until Milan.

About the station:

- Long waiting lines (+- 1,5 hour)
- Bad maintenance
- Insufficient modernisation
- Low platforms
-...

It's an amazing building but all of the above makes me even like Roma Termini more :p.

Haven't been there recently, have you? it's completely different now. The restaurations are still ongoing but the effect is already astonishing

Haven't been there recently, have you? it's completely different now. The restaurations are still ongoing but the effect is already astonishing

Last time was August 2006 :).

I think the Central Station of Amsterdam deserves a spot in here :shifty: Or Gare du Nord in Paris, both famous stations and really old style :)

Last time was August 2006 :).

THis is how it is today...please notice constructions are still ongoing...I think they will finish by the end of the year. Many new areas have been opened and the old ones cleared and cleaned

The main gallery (at the level of rail tracks): this is not completely cleared of the old shops, but already looks very good
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5805/1000212z.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000212z.jpg)
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1000212z.jpg/1/w1163.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img17/1000212z.jpg/1/)

New areas (soon shops will open here)
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2927/1000214.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000214.jpg)
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1000214.jpg/1/w1550.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img266/1000214.jpg/1/)

the external gallery with the new metro entrances
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8060/1000217.jpg (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000217.jpg)
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1000217.jpg/1/w1163.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img152/1000217.jpg/1/)

Where are the photos from Limoges (France) ?????



I cannot imagine a simple forget of our french "porcelaine" .

http://www.google.fr/images?q=gare+de+limoges+photos&rls=com.microsoft:fr:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7GPEA_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=9fZkTfH5AYy4hAfCn-iDBw&ved=0CCgQsAQh railways company (not on strike today I hope)

Perhaps you maybe contact the French Railways company (SNCF), if not on strike today...

RV

I think nobody posted pics of BA's station yet.

Here you have Constitucion Station, 1 station 2 styles (the French part was partially demolished for building a megalomaniac art deco structure, but the 30s crisis stopped the construction; now we have 2/3rd of the old station and 1/3 of "new" art deco station)

1907-1929:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hSHQ9_TsOHw/SgjYFtqdSZI/AAAAAAAAAsU/zUbpGltpNGU/s320/EstPlazaCFCS1921.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ShDX7RISd-A/SPOvCiN7b6I/AAAAAAAACWA/6_Cjff26ld4/s400-R/mu-pc-8.jpg

now:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Est.-Plaza-Constituci%C3%B3n---3-07.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/SSC_015/14774496.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2039/s6300075a.jpg

interior:

http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/59909/constitucion.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff203/yumad1/bs-constitucion-1.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iFdDKM3JnWQ/TUw5oVwh9pI/AAAAAAAAAt0/UbS7cq4Kq1Y/s1600/estacion-constitucion-buenos-aires.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3779/s6300073.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/38/77825996_e11b76621c.jpg

Main station in Dresden - Germany (Architect: Sir Norman Foster):

http://www.chroniknet.de/assets/01_03_Hes_E299_1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3625084965_0324b8e047.jpg

http://www.foto-nessler.de/assets/galleries/4/8_bahnhofshalle_dresden_hbf.jpg

http://www.bahnreiseberichte.de/07-20dresden.jpg

http://sebb.at/images/Berlin_Hauptbahnhof.JPG

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/Berlin%20Central%20Station.jpg

http://static.desktopnexus.com/thumbnails/21458-bigthumbnail.jpg

BA's Constitucion Station

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iFdDKM3JnWQ/TUw5oVwh9pI/AAAAAAAAAt0/UbS7cq4Kq1Y/s1600/estacion-constitucion-buenos-aires.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3779/s6300073.jpg


NY Grand Central

http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/photos/2006/09/NY_grand-central-station_wide.jpg

they look quite similar isn't it?
althought BA's station is more impressive.

What's BA?

BA is where your future queen comes from

Oh right right.

Very pretty station.

Renamed the thread to change the topic somewhat. This Newsweek article is old and so is this thread, but I'll keep it open to allow people to just post pictures of their favourite train stations. :)

I'm a big fan of Berlin Hbf as well. It is fairly recent (2006), so not everyone may have visited, but I can very much recommend a visit. One of the most spectacular stations today.

Also, I really like St Pancras; but I'm not sure if it is fair in a one-on-one comparison, since a large part of the historical building was constructed as (and is renovated to become) a hotel. It would be like calling London Bridge the most beautiful station because the Shard is on top of it.

BA is where your future queen comes from

I am also curious, and I don't follow news about the belgian royal family.

you should be curious about geography and politics first! maybe then about royal families...

The Hague is the de facto capital of Netherlands, and among 150 other international organisations it's the siege of International Court of Justice and related orgs, and NATO and Europol.

Said that, BA is the scribal abbreviation for Buenos Aires, but I´m not sure you now what/where it is.

some from Atocha, in Madrid


http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6197/6043676462_38b8cbd912_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6208/6144462544_6084d1af33_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2320/5828070220_9a9771f42c_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6526660603_d5639bbd1d_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6462516337_1aac5fb7c6_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6526659251_05d3b53ce0_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6529677731_4295f907ed_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6527773327_3210dbd91e_b.jpg

regional rail sector
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3147/5810039603_292e030169_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3251/5810604924_a053169a83_b.jpg

more pictures of Atocha

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6528140381_86c7d43c9f_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6494347295_8dee324776_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6171/6243734752_accce6ed1e_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6139/5951181936_cf55084624_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6477038591_f5fde0e470_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5030/5759844778_97940c2284_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6238/6257795908_b266ce3e08_b.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6446965459_1d01d76823_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6400318395_ea2976156d_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6214/6370092609_5c79ec32f8_b.jpg

More of Atocha in Madrid
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2568/5831471600_112319b359_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6053/6217558889_db58a8ffd8_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6049/6299505407_319cd5a997_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6027/5933403470_da7bb02b86_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2110/5723095044_33f83a0170_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6421014945_632d6d1ff0_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6156/6223923864_cdf733b243_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2098/5703835867_00e3eb48cf_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6012/5933117579_ce3c0a1c84_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6164/6146858397_7c8b762db2_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6211999055_03709e9914_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6254201343_932cc6908e_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6523429065_9c78ef94ff_b.jpg

the last post of Atocha

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5038/5875921325_6d04955d80_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/5875921703_95632a915f_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5262/5876486534_0276e490de_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6199/6052405213_c6e55e2732_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6149/5988869068_72e7e31bbb_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5067/5873235843_4c41bd019a_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3480/5700630907_5ffbfba249_b.jpg

wow nice

^^

Spain has maid a huge step in developing of railways. The trackside of Atocha seems as some Paris station, full of HS trains :) I hope now even faster Madrid - Barcelona will attract more of market share and maybe higher frequency.

Not exactly a grand station, but here's a photo taken by me of Warrimoo Station, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Nice little Art Deco station.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6102/6321850280_34f78199c9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37300952@N03/6321850280/)
Warrimoo Station - Blue Mountains (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37300952@N03/6321850280/) by Icy Chev (http://www.flickr.com/people/37300952@N03/), on Flickr

Lausanne Gare

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5060/5477762550_6963217f21_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nahon/5477762550/)
Gare de Lausanne (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nahon/5477762550/) par Gilles Nahon (http://www.flickr.com/people/nahon/), sur Flickr

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/169/442027653_fd8b9d6394_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janosizoltan/442027653/)
Gare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/janosizoltan/442027653/) par janosizoltan (http://www.flickr.com/people/janosizoltan/), sur Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3535/3801496163_d393cb0927_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ds598/3801496163/)
Lausanne Gare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ds598/3801496163/) par ds598 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ds598/), sur Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6056/6375281613_17c20cf4ef_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bertolazzi/6375281613/)
Back to the work. #lausanne #gare #hall #cff #sbb (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bertolazzi/6375281613/) par Les Bocans (http://www.flickr.com/people/bertolazzi/), sur Flickr

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/124/388096834_d914dd304f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/noneck/388096834/)
lausanne train station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/noneck/388096834/) par noneck (http://www.flickr.com/people/noneck/), sur Flickr

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/34/73776728_cc0a63861b_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrullmi/73776728/)
Lausanne, 19 heures 30 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrullmi/73776728/) par MrUllmi (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrullmi/), sur Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4072/4695561541_8ef55b1e69_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947942@N00/4695561541/)
Gare de Lausanne (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947942@N00/4695561541/) par jeanmichelchuiche (http://www.flickr.com/people/71947942@N00/), sur Flickr

Switzerland and Italy are building the Gotthard Base Tunnel which will provide a high speed rail connection between the two nations.

:nono: it's only Switzerland building the GBT, Italy does not contribute

Gare Windsor Station -- closed; replaced by Lucien L'Allier Station:

http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/montreal/kveca0889s.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.aviewoncities.com/gallery/showpicture.htm?key=kveca0889)

http://www.lametropole.com/assets/application/gallery/24305f4e4d122f3_file.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.lametropole.com/article/affaires/affaires/la-gare-windsor-achet%C3%A9e-par-cadillac-fairview-1)

http://www.memorablemontreal.com/document/image/original/HM_ARC_003473-001.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.memorablemontreal.com/print/batiments_menu.php?quartier=12&batiment=174&section=Array&menu=histoire)

http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/largeimages/MP-0000.846.4.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://retrofutur-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/04/gare-windsor.html)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/General_waiting_room_Windsor_Station_circa_1890.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:General_waiting_room_Windsor_Station_circa_1890.jpg)



Gare Viger Station -- closed; no replacement:

http://www.imtl.org/image/big/gare_viger_08.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.imtl.org/edifices/Gare-Viger.php)

http://www.lessignets.com/signetsdiane/calendrier/images/dec/31/garevigeryt029.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.lessignets.com/signetsdiane/calendrier/dec/31.htm)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9JXxbyxPYyI/TPAPm1RttWI/AAAAAAAAPXg/WRJwvdQHK5k/s1600/Ch%25C3%25A2teau%2BViger.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://jackaimejacknaimepas.blogspot.com/2010/11/chateau-labandon-montreal.html)




Gare Jean Talon Station -- closed; Mile End Stn's replacement:

http://www.imtl.org/image/big/1_MG_5211.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.imtl.org/edifices/Gare-Jean-Talon.php)

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7038/garejeantalon.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/garejeantalon.jpg/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2444/3662799554_ca785064f6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesmontreal/3662799554/)

http://admin.exruefrontenac.com/photovault_library/thumbnails/440/2010/08/25/692a6a849d41db5cc11ec6ef4bf8b98e.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.exruefrontenac.com/affaires/commercedetail/26874-loblaw-ouvre-son-premier-magasin-de-vetements-au-quebec)




Gare Mile End Station -- demolished; replaced by Jean Talon Stn:

http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/massic/high/7-46-b.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://histoireplateau.canalblog.com/archives/2006/07/30/2383607.html)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4DlJNjhFh88/To4gZZ8dftI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/skVOOQI5rUU/s1600/gare%2Bmile-end2.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://almostascoolasfighting.blogspot.com/2011/10/les-trois-dimensions-du-parc-lahaie.html)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2697/4465480421_55f04fc3a5_z.jpg
^^ ⅔ way up left edge, station seen just above bright-roofed trackside shed ;) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benoit59/4465480421/)




Gare Bonaventure Station -- burnt down 1916; its own temporary replacement replaced by nearby Central Stn 1943:
Gone:
http://www.sullboat.com/montreal_bonaventure3.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.sullboat.com/GT_images.htm)

http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/largeimages/v2514.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://retrofutur-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/04/gare-bonaventure.html)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5171/5463720443_8f67e5f5dc_z.jpg (http://freeimagefinder.com/tag/griffintown.html)
1886 flood -- click to other old photos of the neighbourhood... (http://freeimagefinder.com/tag/griffintown.html)



Gare Mont Royal Station -- preceded Central Stn:
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cnr_electric/Mount_Royal_Station.jpg
^^ clickable

http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cnr_electric/Mount_Royal_Tunnel_1.jpg
^^ clickable (http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cnr_electric/MRT_gallery.htm)




Gare Centrale Station -- open:..............................________▲▲:
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http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cnr_electric/Mount_Royal_model.jpg
^^ clickable (http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cnr_electric/MRT_gallery.htm)
http://www.sullboat.com/MontrealCentralStation1945.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.sullboat.com/GT_images.htm)http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Africanworkers/images/Photos/car2.jpg
^^ clickable (http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Africanworkers/English/HTML/car2.html)

http://www.imtl.org/image/big/CN_1942_centrale.jpg
^^ clickable (http://www.imtl.org/montreal/image.php?id=1108)



Gare Lucien L'Allier Station -- open:

http://www.colinduff.com/canada/railways/montreal_gareluciendallier100811a.jpg
^^ clickable... (http://www.colinduff.com/canada/railways/montreal02.html)

http://neath.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/dscn5111.jpg?w=500&h=281
^^ clickable... (http://neath.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/at-lucien-lallier/)

Howrah Station - Kolkata, India

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6123/6194423217_ab80c84ce6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/partho72/6194423217/)
Howrah Station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/partho72/6194423217/) by Parthowap1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/partho72/), on Flickr

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1134/644438802_91e62b7f5f_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinadams/644438802/)
Howrah Train Station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinadams/644438802/) by Justin Adams (http://www.flickr.com/people/justinadams/), on Flickr

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2264/2062490665_fc2dff2cdf_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tosstudio/2062490665/)
Howrah Station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tosstudio/2062490665/) by ToSStudio (http://www.flickr.com/people/tosstudio/), on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3280/2551232412_6edd44886d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gourab_kar/2551232412/)
howrah station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gourab_kar/2551232412/) by gourab_kar (http://www.flickr.com/people/gourab_kar/), on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3102/3939874007_fef0dc8a3f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/damienroue/3939874007/)
Howrah Train Station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/damienroue/3939874007/) by Damien [Phototrend.fr] (http://www.flickr.com/people/damienroue/), on Flickr

Well, since someone has already shown destroyed train stations I thought I would show a long dead train station whose demolition is quite infamous, the old Penn Station in New York City:

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9026/oldpennstation.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/oldpennstation.jpg/)
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1496/oldpennstation2.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/oldpennstation2.jpg/)
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/705/oldpennstation8.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/oldpennstation8.jpg/)
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6326/oldpennstation5.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/oldpennstation5.jpg/)
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/8212/oldpennstation6.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/oldpennstation6.jpg/)
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8792/oldpennstation7.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/253/oldpennstation7.jpg/)

A few more pics of it:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5260/oldpennstation3.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/401/oldpennstation3.jpg/)
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/184/oldpennstation4.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/440/oldpennstation4.jpg/)
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8159/oldpennstation10.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/253/oldpennstation10.jpg/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/7962000502_405c8635c0_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonte--/7962000502/)
Murmansk train station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonte--/7962000502/) by Jonte-- (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonte--/), on Flickr



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7962003496_83439795e4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonte--/7962003496/)
Tampere train station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonte--/7962003496/) by Jonte-- (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonte--/), on Flickr

http://acidcow.com/pics/31838-the-most-beautiful-train-stations-in-the-world-10.html

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/7975760719_da67e9eb13_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77398453@N05/7975760719/)
Ventimiglia railway station


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7975783115_a7691e45d4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77398453@N05/7975783115/)
Flensburg Railway Station


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7975767265_d459321ed2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77398453@N05/7975767265/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/7975768827_4e2113305d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77398453@N05/7975768827/)
Inside the Flensburg Railway Station