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View of Gare do Oriente railway station in Lisbon, designed by Santiagio Calatrava and completed in 1998

Protected: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, which opened in 1887 and was designed by Frederick William Stevens, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a combination of Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival and traditional Indian Mughal styles.

New and improved: Originally opened in 1852 and designed by Lewis Cubitt, London's Kings Cross Station was refurbished, with the new Western Concourse featuring a large steel structure opening in 2012

And across the street... St Pancras is an undisputed London landmark, and has been called the 'Cathedral of the railways'. Designed by William Henry Barlow, it opened in 1868 and almost faced closure in the 1960s

Ultra-modern: The striking arch of Liege-Guillemins railway station, which opened in 2009, is 105 feet tall and made of glass, steel and concrete. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava

Magnificent: With its 20 different types of marble and stone and differing design styles, Antwerpen-Centraal Station in Antwerp, Belgium, designed by Louis Delacenserie, was initially criticised for its extravagance when it opened in 1905

Waiting area with a difference: When Madrid opened its new terminal in 1992, residents of the city voted to turn the adjacent old 1892 terminal, through which passengers walk to access the trains and buy tickets, into a beautiful Botanical Garden

Unique: In 2007, a giant glass canopy was built to entirely cover the original 1880s building of France's Gare de Strasbourg station, designed by German architect Johann Eduard Jacobsthal

Beautiful: Kuala Lumpur's railways station was opened in 1910 and designed by Arthur Benison Hubback in a range of different architectural styles. The city's rail services primarily moved to the new KL Sentral in 2001, though some regional trains still use the station

Hub: Grand Central Terminal in New York receives 21.6 million visitors each year and has been described as the 'world's loveliest station'. It was co-designed by architectural firms Reed and Stem and Warren and Wetmore and opened in 1913

Picturesque: CFM Railway Station in Mozambique, Maputo was designed by Gustave Eiffel - famous for creating the Eiffel Tower. The distinctive mint green building is in the Victorian style and showcases a number of steam locomotives as well as regular train services

Controversial: Kanazawa Station's new entrance sparked outrage from some residents of the Japanese city when it opened in 2005 due to its stark contrast with the well-preserved historical town. Most locals have since grown to love the wooden drum-shaped Tsuzumi Gate and glass Motenashi Dom

Updated: Melbourne, Australia's Southern Cross Railway Station covers an entire city block. The original 1859 building was refurbished in 2005, complete with its iconic 'breathing roof' which allows pollution to escape naturally

Unusual: Hundertwasser-Bahnhof Uelzen train station in Uelzen, Germany was redesigned by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 2000

In the works: The World Trade Centre Transport Hub, due to open next year, is already being hailed for 'setting new standards in station architecture' for its retractable glass and steel 'wings' roof