These Stunning Metro Stations Will Make You Wish You Could Live There

Dhir Acharya


Generally, metro stations aren’t the cleanest or safest places to visit, especially at night. But these are the exceptions that will take your breath away.

Generally, metro stations aren’t the cleanest or safest places to visit, especially at night. It has a lot of things that make no one want to stay like the smell of urine and unwanted rodents. But what you may not know is, around the world, there are stunning metro stations that will keep you coming for more than just the train.

The beautiful metro stations we will list out in this post are located everywhere from Taiwan to Sweden, which can compete with any palace or art gallery. If you’re lucky, you may find yourself in a station covered in starry lights, memorable murals, and even projection. If you not anywhere near a beautiful metro station, let’s take a virtual tour through these images.

Toledo Station

This Italy-based metro station is one of the most famous ones in the world. It’s located 50 meters underground in Naples, featuring gorgeous lights across the place. It will make you feel like walking in another galaxy.

Toledo Station

Komsomolskaya Station

This station has designed like a royal palace with elegance and decadence. It features high ceilings, stunning chandeliers, and famous wartime mosaics. This metro station looks like it can double as a ballroom.

Komsomolskaya Station

Khalid Bin Al Waleed Station

This may be among the most decadent stations on the list, which looks like a sci-fi architecture from the future. It delivers an oceanic theme with chandeliers designed as jellyfish that glow blue.

Khalid Bin Al Waleed Station

Atocha Train Station

This is one of the largest stations in Spain, so the architects had more space to play with their creativity. The station is made of glass, housing a massive tropical garden featuring lush green plants.

Atocha Train Station

Rådhuset

This one must be one of the world’s most iconic metro stations. Located in Sweden, the station is painted in deep red in contrast with other areas in neutral colors. It also has an exposed bedrock and is dramatically lit, making you feel like walking in a massive cave on Mars.

Rådhuset

Mayakovskaya

This Russian metro station has a more modern look compared with others from Eastern Europe. It features marble on the floor and stainless steel on the pillars while the ceiling houses oval niches.

Mayakovskaya

Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

This isn’t a metro station, but taking the train through this tunnel in China, you will be stunned with the decoration on the walls. It also has a unique audio effect along with visual projection that makes you feel like traveling in a new dimension.

Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

Kungsträdgården

This station is located in Stockholm, decorated with the oldest relics from the city. It also shows exposed bedrock as the ceiling.

Kungsträdgården

Wesfriedhof Station

If you like sci-fi films from the 90s, you will the vibe from this station. It features colorful, dim lights hung from the ceiling and on the walls. When entering the station, you will first see 11 concave lamps.

Wesfriedhof Station

Grand Central Terminal

This is a very beautiful station in New York, the US, with thousands of people passing through every day. It also has the most platforms among railway stations with a total of 45.

Grand Central Terminal

Central Park Station

Located in Taiwan, this station is a combination of nature and industrial design to deliver an open-space experience. It features artificial flowers and grass surrounding the escalators.

Central Park Station

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