Top 10 railway stations of the world, includes Mumbai CST

New Delhi: The busiest place on earth is normally a railway station. There is a rush of people most of the time. There's more to just food stalls, book stalls, magazine stands on a railway station. Railway stations nowadays do not look less than a big spectacular airport. There are in a world in itself.Here's a compilation of world's top 10 railway stations. 1. Grand Central Terminal, New York Built in 1913, Grand Central is an elegant, elaborately designed railway station. It has the most number of platforms (44) than any other station in the world, and has appeared in dozens of films, including Men in Black, Carlito's Way, Bad Boys, and The Godfather, helping make it one of the city's most visited tourist attractions.There is plenty to explore inside, including The Campbell Apartment cocktail bar, the Whispering Gallery (in front of the Oyster Bar restaurant), and the food market. 2. St Pancras International, London This gothic masterpiece was completed in 1868 and recently restored. The facade is the grandest of any British railway station, and behind lies a spectacular pointed-arched train shed of iron and glass: in its day the widest clear-span structure in the world. Gaze up at the vast space before heading for cocktails at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. 3. Estacion de Madrid Atocha, Madrid Madrid's largest railway station opened in 1851. Its frontage is certainly handsome but the most spectacular feature lies within: a vast plaza filled with plants, tropical flowers and even rare turtles. A sombre memorial to the 191 victims of the 2004 Madrid train bombings stands above the station. 4. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai Originally known as Victoria Terminus, this historic gothic station - completed in 1888 - is one of the only train hubs in the world to be recognised by UNESCO. It is still used by around three million commuters each day and featured in the film Slumdog Millionaire. 5. Shinjuku Station, Japan It might not be the most aesthetically pleasing train station, but Shinjuku makes our list for logistical reasons. Around 3.5 million people use it each day, making it the world's busiest transport hub. There are 36 platforms and over 200 exits. 6. Estacao de Sao Bento, Porto The most notable feature in Porto's Sao Bento station are the wonderful tile panels depicting scenes from Portuguese history. They are the work of Jorge Colaco, and show events including the Battle of Valdevez and the Conquest of Ceuta. The station itself opened in 1916. 7. Haydarpasa Terminal, Istanbul Eastern Europe's busiest station, Haydarpasa Terminal occupies an atmospheric waterside location. It opened in 1872. 8. Tanggula Mountain Railway Station, Tibet At 5,068m above sea level Tanggula is the world's highest train station. It is found on the Qingzang railway line which runs from Qinghai to Lhasa, in Tibet. Telegraph Travel's Fionnuala McHugh embarked on a 4,000 mile rail journey from Hong Kong to Lhasa last year, including a stop at Tanggula. CTS Horizons offers packages to the region, including train tickets.9. Hauptbahnhof, Berlin Berlin's new Hauptbahnhof opened in 2006. It is a colossal steel and glass structure with tracks on two levels. 1,800 trains stop there each day, and around 350,000 passengers pass through. 10. Yaroslavsky Station, Moscow One of nine railway stations in Moscow, Yaroslavsky is notable as the western terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It first opened in 1862, but has been rebuilt several times.