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Famous Grand Railway Stations

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Claim to Fame
Grand Central Terminal
New YorkUnited States1,91344World's largest station by platform count; iconic celestial ceiling
St Pancras International
LondonUnited Kingdom1,86815Victorian Gothic masterpiece; Eurostar's London terminal
Gare du Nord
ParisFrance1,86436Busiest railway station in Europe by passenger numbers
Antwerp Centraal
AntwerpBelgium1,90514Often called the world's most beautiful station; 'Railway Cathedral'
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
MumbaiIndia1,88718Victorian Gothic UNESCO site; one of the busiest in India
Kanazawa Station
KanazawaJapan1,8987Famous for its enormous wooden Tsuzumi gate and glass dome
Helsinki Central Station
HelsinkiFinland1,91919Eliel Saarinen Art Nouveau landmark with stone giants
Atocha Station
MadridSpain1,85124Famous indoor tropical garden inside the old terminal building
Milano Centrale
MilanItaly1,93124Massive Liberty/Art Deco station built under Mussolini
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof
FrankfurtGermany1,88825Among Europe's busiest stations; impressive triple-arched train shed
Sirkeci Terminal
IstanbulTurkey1,8908Original eastern terminus of the Orient Express
Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station
Kuala LumpurMalaysia1,9104Moorish-Mughal fantasy architecture by A.B. Hubback
Kazansky Station
MoscowRussia1,8629Designed by Alexei Shchusev; tower modeled on Kazan Kremlin
Liège-Guillemins
LiègeBelgium2,0099Santiago Calatrava's modern white steel-and-glass masterpiece
Maputo Central Station
MaputoMozambique1,9164Often listed among the world's most beautiful colonial stations
Beijing South Railway Station
BeijingChina2,00824Asia's largest station by area; high-speed rail hub

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