November holiday is over as soon as the smoke slips. Do you guys have fun in the world? No matter where we go to play, the transportation hub is our must pass. If you choose to travel by train, the first destination on the way is the train station. I still remember that when I was playing in Europe, I had to wait for 4 hours at the Budapest Main Railway Station because I missed the train because of a wrong time. But the waiting time is not long. The old Budapest Main Railway Station has been photographed from inside to outside. This railway station built in the 19th century has too many titles of Hungary's first. In fact, the railway station not only reflects the trajectory of a city's development, but also allows tourists to understand the city's first scenery. Waiting in the distinctive railway station, waiting becomes wonderful.
London, King’s Cross Station
King’s Cross Station was completed and put into use in 1852. Today, it is still one of the busiest railway stations in London, connecting many large cities in England and Scotland. According to legend, King’s Cross Station was built in the place where Queen Boudicca fought last before her death. The queen who led the British tribes against the rule of the Roman Empire drank poison and died of bitterness after being defeated near the cross. Therefore, some workers once claimed to have seen some spiritual phenomena in the tunnel at Kings Cross Station.
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made King's Cross station "famous", it should have benefited from the little wizard with lightning scars on his head-Harry Potter. In the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling, King's Cross Station has played a role in linking up and down. Harry started his magical journey at the station and sent his children to the station again. The journey of Gwartz. In the annex building where platforms 9 and 10 of the station are located, there is a cast iron "platform 9 and 3/4" sign. A luggage trolley was cut in half by the wall, half was exposed, and half disappeared behind the wall. After the Harry Potter movies were released, this place became a spot for countless fans to check in. The station was temporarily closed for a while because of too many tourists taking pictures.
Madrid, Atocha Train Station
Remember the gorgeous train station in the cartoon "Zoo City"? Its prototype is the Atocha train station in Madrid. When you walk into this station with ancient Roman architecture, you will wonder whether it is in the waiting hall or in a tropical garden. Atocha Railway Station was built in 1851. It is the first railway station in Spain and the largest railway station in Madrid. The railway station was once destroyed in a fire, and was reopened in 1892.
Source: Atocha Train Station
198 In 5 years, the famous architect Rafael Moneo (Rafael Moneo) set out to completely renovate the Atocha Train Station. He demolished the original main station building and terminal building and changed the design into a lobby with shops, cafes and gardens. Rafael Monio used a lot of transparent glass on the dome of the station to ensure the light of the garden plants. He also designed a watering system that works day and night to carefully care for these tropical plants. Waiting for the train in this tropical garden train station with an area of 4000 square meters and more than 500 kinds of plants, while drinking pure coffee, while admiring the exotic plants, the long wait may become a moment of rest. .
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur Railway Station
Kuala Lumpur Railway Station was built in 1910 and was designed and built by British architect Arthur Benison to replace the original railway station. The exterior of the main building of the station and the interior lobby are all in the traditional Moorish architectural style, with horseshoe grids and candle flame style window and door frames everywhere. After the completion of the station, it has undergone several renovations and expansions one after another. After a major renovation in 6 years, the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station has formed what we see today.
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Although the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station is still in operation, the passenger flow has been much lower than before. The current Kuala Lumpur Railway Station seems to have witnessed the late beauties after the prosperity, the charm still exists, but pays attention to no longer, only those who come here to visitVisitors hope to explore the prosperity of the year and imagine the crowds and voices in the station. The platform in the station was transformed from an open-air type to the current skylight-closed type during the major renovation in 1986. Sunlight spilled into the platform from the glass skylight and fell on the patterned tiles, quiet and beautiful.
Melbourne, Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross Station, also known as Southern Cross Station, located in the central business district of Melbourne, is one of the oldest train stations in Melbourne. 185 In 9 years, the Southern Cross Railway Station was opened to the public under the name of Spencer Street Station (Spencer Street Station). After that, Spencer Street Station has undergone lengthy renovation and construction work. In 2002, in order to welcome the Commonwealth Games to be held four years later, the Melbourne government planned to renovate and rebuild a series of buildings including the station. At the end of 2005, the station was officially renamed Southern Cross Station, and the main part of the renovation project was delivered in time during the Commonwealth Games.
Source: Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross Station is the first Australian building to win the Lubetkin Architecture Award. In the award speech of the Royal Architectural Institute, it praised Southern Cross Station "perfectly blending and unifying the new The relationship between the old, people and cars, architecture and light". From a distance, the wavy roof made of metal and fiberglass bone gives a sense of movement of the sea and the sea. It fits with Melbourne's geographical location. The giant roof is like a ribbon dancing in the wind, light and comfortable.
Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa Railway Station
Kanazawa Railway Station was opened in 1898. At that time, the station was just a one-story wooden structure built in a remote area surrounded by fields. The waiting hall was illuminated by a dim oil lamp at night, and it was not until 1920 that the first taxi appeared near the station. 198 In 7 years, the station was returned to the Japan Railway Company. This station, which combines modern and traditional Japanese styles, is known as one of the most beautiful station buildings in Japan. The most eye-catching part of Kanazawa Station is the vermillion gate that is 14 meters high. This gate is built in the form of a traditional Japanese torii gate. The torii gates are usually located at the entrance of the shrine, which symbolizes your stepping into the sacred realm from daily life. The construction of such a red torii gate in a station may mean that you will embark on a sacred journey, or perhaps you will arrive at a sacred destination.
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station is supported by 24 wooden pillars, and the tops of the pillars are connected by wooden beams. Half of the wooden pillars are made of local cypress. Each pillar is inlaid with a piece of art. These works show Kanazawa's famous Japanese lacquerware, woodwork and ceramic craftsmanship, and each work is delicate and subtle.
Lisbon, Orient Railway Station
Orient Railway Station is located in an area about 6 kilometers away from the center of Lisbon. It was designed and built by the architectural poet and Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. You must be familiar with another work of this architect-the main venue of the 2004 Athens Olympics. Caladriva hopes to introduce the beauty of nature into the daily life of the city, so that people can feel the breath of nature before they travel. From a distance, Dongfang Railway Station looks like a bird with its wings spread out, and the wavy station ceiling and platform are like turbulent waves, and like a sea of forests, waiting for the birds to flap their wings high.
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As one of the celebrations for the opening of the Lisbon World Expo 1998, Orient Railway Station was opened in 1998, and the station also won the Brunel Large Architecture Award in the same year. Painting exhibitions and book fairs are held in the train station from time to time for passengers to enjoy and read. The prices of books sold in the book fair are very affordable, and many passengers will choose to spend a few euros to smell the fragrance of books. There is also a subway station in the station, and within a few stops you can reach the Vasco da Gama Commercial Center, a major shopping mall in Lisbon. In 2001, Orient Railway Station was also rated as one of the safest railway stations in EuropeOne.
Antwerp, Antwerp Central Railway Station
Antwerp Central Railway Station, built from 1895 to 1905, is a neo-baroque building with a majestic and magnificent style that makes people feel too luxurious. This station, which was built by King Leopold II of Belgium, has now become one of the symbols of Antwerp. In 2009, the American magazine Newsweek ranked Antwerp Central Railway Station as the fourth most beautiful railway station in the world. In 2014, the news network Mashable named Antwerp Central Railway Station as the most beautiful railway station in the world.
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stands in the station hall. The 75-meter-high dome is arc-shaped, and the fan-shaped windows at the top are like petals intertwined with each other. A big golden wall clock stands in the most conspicuous position of the station, and the golden badge pattern under the wall clock brings the majesty of the royal nobles to your face. The wall clock, which has been turning for more than a century, is still ticking tirelessly, quietly watching the tourists coming and going.
Strasbourg, Strasbourg Railway Station
Strasbourg Railway Station is located in Strasbourg on the Rhine in France. With the opening of the Strasbourg-Basel railway in 1 year, the first railway station in Strasbourg was officially opened. At that time, the railway station was located in the Konigshofen district far away from the city center. In 1846, the railway station was relocated to the city center as a whole, and reopened for operation in 1852. After the Franco-Prussian War, the government decided to rebuild the destroyed station. After six years of construction from 1878 to 1884, the Strasbourg railway station we now see was officially completed.
Source: Gare de Strasbourg
In 2006, the Strasbourg station underwent a large-scale renovation. On the basis of expanding the original scale and volume, a huge glass roof was built above the old station. This modern arc-shaped glass shell, combined with the classic European style of the railway station, looks mysterious and dreamy.
Berlin, Berlin Central Station
covers an area of 175,000 square meters Berlin Central Station, which is currently the tallest building in central Berlin. The extensive railway lines make it worthy of becoming one of the busiest transportation hubs in Germany and even Europe. Berlin Central Station is the third landmark of Berlin after the Reichstag Building and Brandenburg Gate. The station looks like an airport terminal, the shops inside are all-encompassing, and they are open 24 hours a day.
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In 2006, before the opening of the World Cup in Germany, this magnificent landmark building was officially put into use. In the cool appearance like a crystal palace, there are many practical concepts and humanized designs. The braille road signs engraved on the metal handrails of the escalator and passage are the best examples.
New York, Central Station
The New York Central Station, which was officially opened in 1913, is located in the center of Manhattan, covering an area of 19 hectares. It was funded and constructed by the king of American railroads and millionaire William van der Baird. The entire station is divided into two levels, with 41 railway lines on the upper level and 26 railway lines on the lower level. On average, more than 550 trains and 210,000 commuters pass by here every day. The busyness is in line with the city tone of New York.
Source: The central hall of the Grand Central Terminal
station is very open and glittering everywhere. Every year, there will be fashion shows and art exhibitions in the station hall, and some fashionable pop-up events will also be held in this golden station. There is also a kissing room (The Kissing Room) in the train station. At that time, there were few trains connecting the east and west coasts. Passengers from afar would hug and kiss their relatives and friends who came to greet them in the kissing room, including many Dignitaries and celebrities, the reputation of the kiss room spread.
In addition to the 10 star-studded “net celebrity” train stations above, there are equally amazing train stations all over the world.The "prosperous beauty" of these stations is comparable to the beautiful scenery.
The Ramses station in Cairo, Egypt, is magnificent. The golden chandeliers and pyramid sculptures at the entrance of the hall let people appreciate the gorgeous side of this ancient city. Source of
: Osama Khalil
is located at the World Trade Center Station in the center of Manhattan, USA. Its perverse and domineering appearance looks like a dinosaur about to launch an attack. The inner water chestnut oblique pillar is like standing in the skeleton of a dinosaur.
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Liege-Guillemin station is known as one of the "Belgium's most elegant stations", and it is also by Santiago Cala de la Va.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Station in Mumbai, India was built in the 19th century and is also known as Victoria Station. Every day, about 3 million Mumbai residents shuttle through this station.
Source: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Inside Toledo Station in Naples, Italy, like the bottom of a cave where you can look up at starry sky , the blue yingying opening shining with mysterious light.
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is located at Formosa Avenue Station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is like a huge kaleidoscope, with glass domes and pillars inlaid with colorful patterns. Many newcomers take wedding photos here.
Source: Official website of Taiwan MRT station
Paris North Station in France is the busiest railway station in Paris. The Eurostar train terminal from London is located here, and more than 90 million passengers travel from here to all parts of Europe every year. . Source of
: Eurostar -Paris' Gare Du Nord
São Bento Railway Station in Porto, Portugal. The most attractive thing is the blue and white tiles in the station, which depict some important scenes in Portuguese history.
Source: Eurostar -São Bento station
Lyon train station is called "the most beautiful station in Paris" by the locals. There is a century-old restaurant called Le Train Bleu on the station, even tourists who do not take the train will come here.
Source: Le Train Bleu
Central Park Station near Kaohsiung Central Park, Taiwan, China. The interior looks like a green park.
Source: Official website of Taiwan MRT station
Maputo Railway Station in Mozambique was built in the early 20th century. It has a bright cream mint appearance with a fresh and artistic tone.
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The blue and white walls and ceiling of the T-Centralen station in Stockholm, Sweden, make people feel like wandering in oil paintings.
Source: T-Centralen station
On the dome inside the Central Station of the Communist Youth League in Moscow, Russia, there are bright chandeliers that make the station look like a high-end restaurant. The patterns on the walls and ceiling are actually scenes from a speech by Stalin in 1941.
Source: Komsomolskaya Station
Helsinki Railway Station is not only a transportation hub in Finland, but also an activity center for Helsinki residents. Various shows and pop-ups are held in square in front of the station.
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Since its completion in 1800, Istanbul’s Sirkeci station building has become a symbol of this famous city in Turkey, and the station building is the stop of the famous East Station of the Orient Express.
Source: Bahnhofsfront-Istanbul-Sirkeci
There is a manicured garden outside the Dunedin Railway Station in New Zealand. The gorgeous exterior makes the station look like a palace.
Source: Visit New Zealand
LondonSt. Pancras Station is adjacent to the famous King’s Cross Station and is also a masterpiece of Victorian architecture.
Source: St Pancras Railway Statio
The Arnhem Central Railway Station in the Netherlands was officially opened to the public in 2018. The design of this station is quite technological and looks like a combination of Klein bottle and Mobius ring . Source of
: Stationsinformatie-Arnhem Centraal
Brazil's Lutz Station was once the skyline of Sao Paulo. In addition to being a railway station, there is also a Portuguese Museum in Lutz Station.
Source: Metro do SP-Estacao de Luz
The magnificent Philadelphia 30th Street Station, both in appearance and interior decoration, is more like the most grand auditorium in the city.
Source: Philadelphia Voice-30th Street Station
Flinders Street Station in Melbourne often witnesses various grand events in the city. After all, the hall-like appearance makes the station look solemn and majestic.
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The Union Railway Station in Denver, the United States recently built a huge open-air hall. The transparent design makes the station look magnificent.
Source: Union Station-Denver
Retillo-Mitre Station is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its European palace-like appearance reflects its long history.
Source: Estacion Retiro Mitre
is located at Oles Station in Lisbon, Portugal. The colorful ceiling like a jigsaw puzzle is enough to make you a "photographer" in the station.
Source: Olaias Station Instagram
Union Station in Washington, D.C. The typical "DC style", the square building reveals solemnity and solemnity.
Image source: Union Station-Washington DC
