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With increasing population day by day and growing economic conditions, we all need new modes of transport for going from one place to another. One such mode of transport is Railways. With the advancements in technology now there are trains which takes comparatively much less time than it earlier used to be. But the increased use of this mode of transport also demands proper management. So today we learn about some of the busiest railway stations in the world.
1. SHINJUKU STATION
Shinjuku station is located in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world most busiest railway station in the world. Around 3.6 million people travel daily through this railway station. It has a total of 36 platforms with 200 exits. It was built in 1885, from then there is an exponential increase in the number of passengers.
2. FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY STATION
It comes on number two but in Australia, it is on number one among the busiest railway stations. There are around 92000 passengers who pass through here daily. It is located in Swanton street in Melbourne.
3. HAMBURG HAUPTBAHNHOF
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is one of the most busiest railway station. It situated in Germany. This station was built in 1906. This station serves around 480000 passengers on a daily basis. This station was electrified two years after its opening in around 1908. The total number of platforms is 20.
4. LONDON WATERLOO
London Waterloo station is the busiest railway station in the United Kingdom. It was opened in 1848 and later on rebuild in 1922. During the past years, the yearly estimated passengers in using this railway station were around 210 million. The number of platforms is around 24.
5. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
Grand Central Terminal is the busiest terminal in the United States. It situated in Manhatten, in the New York City. Daily around 750000 people travel through this station. This station construction took around 10 years to complete from 1903 to 1913.
The total number of platforms is around 44 having more than 50 rail tracks.