6 Beautiful Train Stations From Around The World

By All That's Interesting | Edited By Savannah Cox
Published April 4, 2014
Updated February 12, 2018

While planes and cars have overtaken trains as the modern mode of travel, these beautiful train stations remind us of the grandeur of the rails.

Beautiful Train Stations From Around The World

Source: Wikipedia

Beautiful Train Stations: Gare De Liege-Guillemins, Belgium

Designed by Santiago Calatrave, this stunning train station made its debut in 2009 and boasts soaring arches made of steel, glass and white concrete which extend 105 feet in the air.

Train Stations Gare De Liege Front View

Source: Kazeo

Sao Bento, Portugal

Sao Bento

Source: Wikipedia

With walls covered in 20,000 splendid azulejo tin-glazed ceramic tiles and a main hall consisting of a mansard roof and stone façade, Porto’s main platform is a picturesque place to wait for your daily commute.

The blue tiles are particularly impressive, depicting the history of transportation, historic battles and 14th century royalty. It took artist Jorge Colaço 11 years to complete.

ao Bentao Tile Interior

Source: Panoramio

Beautiful Train Stations Sao Bentao

Source: Wikimedia

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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox
Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.
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