What are the best looking stations (interior or exterior)?

[pcuser42]

Britomart's interior is impressive, the best rail building in New Zealand built in the last 50 years. Dunedin Station's exterior is also a landmark (and it also has the longest platform in New Zealand at 1km).

[Dave Rowland]

I'm surprised that no-one's mentioned Liverpool Street; it USED to be a very confusing station to try and find your train, and was pretty gloomy for many years, but during the late 80's/early 90's was modernised in an extremely user-friendly fashion, while at the same time the outstanding original architectural features of the terminus were renovated and attractively repainted - the tall, ornate roof support columns, for example. It's a fine showcase of how updating and conservation can live alongside each other successfully (if you see what I mean!)

[62440]

The frontage of Market Harborough used to catch my eye as I went past on the train, I never had chance to study it though, but the brief glimpse was impressive.
Cheers, 62440.

[ROUGH TOR]

St.Pancras gets my vote too.
The exterior is just incredible, absolutely awe inspiring.
The interior is, well, ok I suppose, but look more like a shopping mall rather than a railway station, it used to be an atmospheric building, but most of that is lost now.
My biggest bugbear though is the ruddy great shoe box they have bolted onto the end of the beautiful (and to be fair beautifully restored) train shed.
This damn great shoe box is awful and rather detracts from the excellent job that has otherwise been done.

[D86]

Birmingham New Street for me.....who says that I have strange taste!!

[Dave Rowland]

Originally Posted by D86

Birmingham New Street for me.....who says that I have strange taste!!

I do, for one! It's THE most awful station in Britain, if you ask me!

[Bubblewrap]

Originally Posted by Dave Rowland

I do, for one! It's THE most awful station in Britain, if you ask me!

Agree with that can we move it somewhere else .............................the moon?

[garrat]

Got to be St Pancras for me also, just stand the other side of the road and look at that.I had to go there when I first wanted to join BR and remember walking up the stairs to a huge door with a large brass handle on it that I didnt want to smear so pulled out me hankie and turned it. Medical in Drummond st where once close by used to be an impressive structure which now is in the bottom of a river somewhere.

[John H-T]

Originally Posted by D86

Birmingham New Street for me.....who says that I have strange taste!!

Now if you are talking of the New Street I knew and loved in the 50's and early 60's I would be inclined to agree with you!

Best wishes,

John H-T.

[John H-T]

Originally Posted by garrat

Got to be St Pancras for me also, just stand the other side of the road and look at that.I had to go there when I first wanted to join BR and remember walking up the stairs to a huge door with a large brass handle on it that I didnt want to smear so pulled out me hankie and turned it.

There is really another choice? Inside and out St. Pancras wins hands down! Just hope that St. Pancras is the London Station that "The Unknown Warrior" steams into on 11th November 2018!

Best wishes,

John H-T.