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Saturday 12 May 2012

10 MORE BEAUTIFUL TRAIN STATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD



My earlier post listed 10 most beautiful train stations around the world. The following article list 10 more of such stations. It's a compilation of readers' choice, and this time, fittingly, our own KL Railway Station is included (see also top images).

Readers’ Choice: 10 More Beautiful Train Stations from Around the World
By Claire Cottrell,
Flavor Wire, 7 May 2012.

A few weeks ago we set out on a virtual adventure to find the most beautiful train stations in the world. Our imaginations were set adrift by the romance of train travel and we were left daydreaming about frolicking in exotic indoor botanical gardens, dancing with whirling dervishes, and having high tea in colonial era waiting rooms before catching the Orient Express to Constantinople. The more we learn about one of the greatest ways to travel the world, the more we can’t believe that this enchanting mode of transport was predicted to be replaced by what was supposed to be a sexier, more efficient alternative: air travel. If you’ve flown anywhere lately you know that the airport experience today is a far cry from the much more civilized approach to globe-trotting represented by the drop dead gorgeous constructions we’ve rounded up here.

To fuel our new obsession with traveling by train, we decided to expand on our original list with the help of you, dear reader. After an overwhelming response, we’ve picked our ten favourites from the stations nominated by you to be the most beautiful in the world. Click through to see what made the cut, and feel free to add more of your favourites in the comments below.

1. Antwerp Central Station — Antwerp, Belgium

Image credit: Angel Villalba, Monique

2. 30th Street Station — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA


3. Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique — Maputo, Mozambique

Image credit: Rikki

4. Gare de Liège-Guillemins — Liège, Belgium

Image credit: Convictie, Gerhard Lucke

5. Union Station — Washington D.C., USA


6. Kuala Lumpur Railway Station — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Image credit: williewonker, yongdesign

7. Flinders Street Station — Melbourne, Australia

Image credit: Flagstaff Fotos, Peter Glenane via ArchitectureAU

8. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus — Mumbai, India


9. Kyoto Station — Kyoto, Japan

Image credit: Laszlo Ilyes

10. Milano Centrale — Milan, Italy


Top image: Kuala Lumpur Railway Station. Source: left image, right image.

[Source: Flavor Wire. Edited. Top image added.]


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