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Train Stations Around the World

Want to see more great train photos? Check out the hashtag #fr8heaven.

Today is a big anniversary for railroad fans: It’s the 144th anniversary of the completion of the US transcontinental railroad. The railroad facilitated travel from the east to the west coast of the United States.

Train stations have been around for over 200 years—ever since the United Kingdom constructed the very first structures in the early 19th century. Many of these early 19th century stations reflect the grandiose architecture popular at the time, while those built more recently are more likely to have simple, abstract designs.

To honor the history of these buildings, we gathered together a list of some of the most beautiful stations from around the world. For more photos of each building’s stunning architecture, visit the location pages below:

• Gare do Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal
• Expo MRT Station (CG1/DT35), Singapore
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, India
• Gare SNCF de Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV, Lyon, France
• 金沢駅 (Kanazawa Sta.), Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
• Haydarpaşa Garı, İstanbul, Turkey
• Estación de Madrid-Puerta de Atocha, Madrid, Spain

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Train Stations Around the World

Want to see more great train photos? Check out the hashtag #fr8heaven.

Today is a big anniversary for railroad fans: It’s the 144th anniversary of the completion of the US transcontinental railroad. The railroad facilitated travel from the east to the west coast of the United States.

Train stations have been around for over 200 years—ever since the United Kingdom constructed the very first structures in the early 19th century. Many of these early 19th century stations reflect the grandiose architecture popular at the time, while those built more recently are more likely to have simple, abstract designs.

To honor the history of these buildings, we gathered together a list of some of the most beautiful stations from around the world. For more photos of each building’s stunning architecture, visit the location pages below:

• Gare do Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal
• Expo MRT Station (CG1/DT35), Singapore
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, India
• Gare SNCF de Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV, Lyon, France
• 金沢駅 (Kanazawa Sta.), Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
• Haydarpaşa Garı, İstanbul, Turkey
• Estación de Madrid-Puerta de Atocha, Madrid, Spain

I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart. That’s how it is with us. It’s a shame, Kath, because we’ve loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we can’t stay together forever.

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Fairy Tale Photography by Irina Istratova