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Liverpool Road Station (Manchester)
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Opened 1830
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The world's first purpose-built passenger railway station on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, now part of a museum complex with adjacent active platforms. |
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Liverpool Lime Street
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Opened 1836
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One of the world's oldest grand terminus stations, continuously serving passengers since the 1830s with its iconic arched roof. |
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London Bridge
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Opened 1836
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One of London's oldest stations, recently rebuilt in a major redevelopment while retaining its historic south bank location. |
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Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid
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Opened 1840
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Brussels' main international station, now the terminus for Eurostar services, operating since Belgium's earliest railway era. |
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Berlin Ostbahnhof
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Opened 1842
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Originally opened as Frankfurter Bahnhof, one of Berlin's oldest stations, rebuilt multiple times through wars and reunification. |
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Leipzig Hbf
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Opened 1844 (original)
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Though the grand current building dates to 1915, the station site has been in continuous rail use since 1844. |
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Basel SBB
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Opened 1845
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Switzerland's first railway station, now a major international junction connecting Swiss, German, and French rail networks. |
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Zurich HB
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Opened 1847
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Opened with Switzerland's first railway line (Spanisch-Brotli-Bahn), now the country's largest and busiest station. |
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Gare de l'Est
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Opened 1849
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One of Paris' original six great termini, serving eastern France and international TGV Est services to Strasbourg and Stuttgart. |
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프랑크푸르트 중앙역
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Opened 1888 (current)
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Germany's busiest junction station, the current grand building replaced earlier structures dating from 1839. |