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Europe’s Greatest Rail Stations

Joanne Poesch, 09/01/09
The first time I really noticed a train station was when I was just a wee traveler and we were driving past the turn-of-the-century Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia. From then on, I was fascinated by the often historic landmarks heralding the great days of rail travel. While my all-time favorite station is close to home (the palatial Union Station in Washington, DC), I was simply enthralled by this article from Lonely Planet highlighting the greatest train stations in Europe.
euro-rail-stations-smIn Europe’s great cities, a station can be a destination in itself. Take a later train and discover these ‘railway cathedrals’.

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  1. jennismortal
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 6:15 am | Permalink

    Central Station in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is is a real gem. It is not a terminus station, so the shed covering the tracks and platforms is entered from the side. It is the last major station before Edinburgh on the Northeast Mainline running from London to Scotland. Because of the size of Newcastle, it is also not as large as Grand Central or Penn but it is fine nonetheless. Another fabulous station is 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, PA; perhaps the finest along the whole of the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, DC. The same relationship between rail station and central post office that once existed in NYC is still evident here.
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