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17 Cities Around The World Whose Metro Stations Will Inspire You To Take Public Transit

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This is what happens when metro station architects decide to add a little spice to your daily commute.

Moscow, Russia

The Slavyansky Bulvar Station on Moscow Metro's Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Blue Line has been in servicing the Fili-Davydkovo District since 2008.

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Beyond chandeliers, Komsomolskaya Station in Moscow is adorned with incredible mosaics depicting pivotal moments in Russian history as far back to the 1200's.  

Along the  Zamoskvoretskaya Line, Mayakovskaya Station was built in 1939 and adorned with 34 individual mosaics detailing the "24-hour Soviet Sky" by artist Alexander Deyneka.

Dubai, UAE

Below the The Burjuman Mall, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Station of Dubai Metro has only been open since 2009, but it has already seen over 15 million commuters (as a critical transfer station between the Red and Green lines). 

Source: dubaimetro.eu
 

 

Naples, Italy

Recently transformed as part of Naples' Metro "Art Station" Series, the University of Naples Metro Station owes its vibrant and trippy new look to artist Karim Rashid.  

Source: varlamov.me
One of the most beautiful Metro Stations in the world, Toledo Station on Line 1 fits the "Art Station's" project goals to to a tee: beautiful, functional, and able inspire urban renewal and development in nearby neighborhoods. 

Source: www.scmp.com
Tucked away in Piazza Scipione Ammirato, Materdei Station aims to surround you with art (housing works by such artists as Sol Lewitt). 

Washington D.C., USA

The Gallery Place station in D.C.'s Chinatown is the convergence of the heavily-used Red, Green, and Yellow lines. 

Passed through by 32 million people a year, Union Station in D.C. has been a national transit hub since 1907. 

Metro Center Station is at the heart of both the D.C. area rapid-transit system, and appropriately, downtown Washington. 

Shanghai, China

The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel in Shanghai seems more like the plummeting into Wonka's Chocolate Factory than it does a train ride. 

 

Source: truerizm.ru
 

Kiev, Ukraine

Patterned after ancient architecture and riddled with mosaics considered by Kiev's Department of Cultural Heritage to be "newly discovered objects of cultural heritage," Zoloti Vorota Station has been adored by the Ukrainian people since 1991. 

Lybidska Station served as the endcap for the Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line for almost 30 years, before the line  was extended further south just 4 years ago. 

Palats Ukrayina Station has been in service since 1984, and was the last station built on the Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line before the turn of the century. 

Paris, France

Translating to "Arts and Crafts" Station, Arts et Métiers got its steampunk vibes during its 1994 artistic reimagining, by Belgian comic book artist François Schuiten. 

 

 
 
 

Pyongyang, North Korea

Though there are several noteworthy stations in Pyongyang, Yonggwang "Glory" Station is possibly the most rife with iconography (with pillars resembling torches exploding into a night sky of fireworks and galaxies). 

 

 

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Central Park Station of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System gets its name (perhaps unsurprisingly) from its proximity to Kaohsiung's Central Park. 

Established during a 2008 urban revival in preparation for the World Games the following year, Formosa Boulevard Station is best-known for The Dome of Light, the "largest glass work in the world."

 

Tokyo, Japan

Spanning 3 of Tokyo's heavy traffic wards, Iidabashi Station has been in service since 1928, and is considered a must-see exemplar of Japanese alternative architecture while visiting the city. 

 

Source: muza-chan.net
 

Prague, Czech Republic

The Flora Station of Prague's renowned A Line was opened in 1980, and cost ~$11.5 million to build. 

Located in and named after the Prague Castle (the residence of the President of the Czech Republic), Hradčanská is part of the oldest stretch of Line A in the city. 

To reach Náměstí Míru station, the deepest station in both Prague and the European Union  you'll have to descend the longest escalator in Europe (to 173.8 vertical feet below street level).

Barcelona, Spain

In 2007, the Drassanes Station in Barcelona underwent a huge facelift, and now resembles something out of 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is one of the closest stations to the Mediterranean Sea in the city. 

 

 

Munich, Germany

Along the U1 Line of Munich's U-Bahn, the eerie glow of the 12-foot lamps suspended from the ceiling of Westfriedhof Station are one of the most photographed metro-attractions in the whole country. 

one of the most photographed metro-attractions in the whole country. 
 
Candidplatz Station on the U1 Line was opened in 1997, and is arguably the most colorful station in the whole U-Bahn. 

The intersection between U-Bahn and S-Bhan, Marienplatz Station was brought into the future with a massive remodel from 2003-2006, after increased traffic to the area. 

St. Petersburg, Russia

One of the oldest stations in the St. Petersburg Metro system, Kirovsky Zavod lies on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line 1. 

The neoclassical marble and bronze of Narvskaya station has provided an incredible atmosphere for commuters since the station opened in 1955 (especially significant considering the station regularly sees more passengers than it is equipped to transport at any given time). 

The endcap of the oldest line in the St. Petersburg Metro System, Avtovo Station is also an archetypal example of a "shallow column station."

Montreal, Canada

On Montreal Metro's rapid transit Green Line, Papineau Station is the 13th deepest station in the network (at almost 71 feet below street level). 

One of the original metro stations opened in 1966, Champ-de-Mars Station on the Orange Line is the go-to station for accessing Montreal City Hall. 

Namur Station was opened in 1984, after Montreal renamed the street it was built on to preserve the station's name. Its centerpiece is the large geometric light-sculpture by artist Pierre Granche from Quebec.

Lisbon, Portugal

Opened in 1998, Olaias Station on Lisbon Metro's Red Line is one of the finest exemplars of public art geared towards the passenger's aesthetic experience in the world (joining the ranks of the Stockholm, Moscow, and Montreal Metros). 

 

 

Stockholm, Sweden

Solna (or Solna centrum) Station on Stockholm Metro Line 11 is one of the most well-known metro stations worldwide, largely due to the internet popularity of its design. 

Kungsträdgården Station marks the end of Stockholm Metro's 10 and 11 lines, and houses artifacts and remnants of Swedish architecture that was torn down during the 50's and 60's.

Source: gastv.mx
T-Centralen Station (Tunnelbana Centralen, or Central Underground) is the main hub of the entire Stockholm Metro system. 

Honorable Mentions: 

Old City Hall Station (New York, USA)

Museum Station (Toronto, Canada) 

Alisher Navoi Metro Station (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

Bockenheimer Warte Station (Frankfurt, Germany)

 Plac Wilsona Station (Warsaw, Poland) 

Heidelberger Platz Station (Berlin, Germany)

O'hare Station (Chicago, USA) 

Station Hyllie (Malmö, Sweden) 

Canary Wharf Station (London, UK)

Universidad de Chile Station (Santiago, Chile)

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Expo MRT Station (Singapore) 
 
Date: 10-11-2014
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