{"id":605665,"date":"2025-12-01T17:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/605665\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:10:26","slug":"london-is-officially-home-to-the-two-most-spectacular-railway-stations-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/605665\/","title":{"rendered":"London Is Officially Home To The Two Most Spectacular Railway Stations In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We won\u2019t be needing a magic mirror on the wall to tell us which of the world\u2019s many stations<\/strong> is the fairest of them all. Because The Telegraph<\/strong> has decided to let us know instead. And, to be quite honest with you, we\u2019re pretty darn delighted with the outcome. Listen up, Londoners<\/strong> \u2013 because you\u2019re going to want to hear this rail-y great news.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s something ever so special about a big, beautiful train station<\/strong>, isn\u2019t there? But with so many of them dotted across the globe; it\u2019s tricky to know which of them are the most grand and gorgeous of all. But luckily for us, the trusty travel team over at The Telegraph<\/strong> recently took it upon themselves to uncover the most spectacular railway stations<\/strong> on the planet.<\/p>\n

Spanning 5 continents and 17 countries<\/strong>, the list was pretty thorough. And yet, plonked right at the very top of the list (like shiny stars on the top of a Christmas tree<\/a>) are two stations that are right here in our capital city. Oh London<\/a>, you\u2019ve done it again.<\/p>\n

\"InteriorCredit: Shutterstock London St Pancras International <\/p>\n

Topping the list as the most spectacular station in the world is, unsurprisingly, St Pancras International<\/strong>. After all, it\u2019s a station that\u2019s so outrageously good looking that it inspired a UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/a>. The gorgeous gothic building was completed in 1868<\/strong> but given a rather hefty makeover at the start of the 21st century. Praised by The Telegraph for epitomising \u2018the splendour (and deep pockets) of rail companies in the Victorian era\u2019; it\u2019s easy to see how the stunning station<\/strong> continues to impress its passengers and passers-by to this very day.<\/p>\n

London Paddington <\/p>\n

The rather legendary London Paddington<\/strong> managed to snap up the second spot on the list. Built in 1838<\/strong> and designed by esteemed engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel (who also designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge<\/strong>); Paddington is the fifth oldest station in London, and the second most spectacular in the world. Not a bad CV, hey? It was originally built as a temporary terminus<\/strong> to reduce costs, but at some point became a permanent fixture of London\u2019s transport network \u2013 and thank goodness it did. The Telegraph praised Paddington<\/a> for its \u2018grand, wrought-iron and glass barrel-vaulted roof\u2019. Oh, and for inspiring the creation of one of the world\u2019s best-loved bears<\/strong>, of course.<\/p>\n

\"ACredit: Christian Mueller, Shutterstock The 10 most spectacular railway stations in the world: <\/p>\n

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  1. London St Pancras International<\/li>\n
  2. London Paddington<\/li>\n
  3. Gare de Lyon, Paris<\/li>\n
  4. Antwerpen-Centraal<\/li>\n
  5. Amsterdam Centraal<\/li>\n
  6. S\u00e3o Bento Railway Station, Porto<\/li>\n
  7. Helsinki Central Railway Station<\/li>\n
  8. Madrid Atocha<\/li>\n
  9. Villejuif-Gustave Roussy, Paris<\/li>\n
  10. Hungerburgbahn, Innsbruck<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can peruse The Telegraph\u2019s full findings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Alexey Fedorenko, Shutterstock Save We won\u2019t be needing a magic mirror on the wall to tell us…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":605666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,17009,257,10763,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-605665","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-local-trip","12":"tag-london","13":"tag-trip-travel","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115645423499414068","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}