Subway station

The “station” is a term English which was essential to indicate the stopping places on the networks of Métro and of Tramway. It is the equivalent of the term of Gare for the railroads.

A subway station is a specific structure, located on the metropolitan railways, making it possible the urban trains at high speed (Métro S) to stop to let leave or enter of the travellers. These stations can be underground (generally) or external (and elevated in general) according to the lines.

To announce the presence of a station, the logo of the company of Métro is present at the level of the streets accompanied by the name of the Ligne and of the station, it is located in height, to be seen by far. A station generally has several entries, often on the two sides of the street.

In sum boxes subway stations edge important Be connected to buildings by has direct enclosed hallway (see Underground city).

Summon subway systems, such ace those off Montreal, Stockholm, and Moscow, are famous for the beautiful Architecture and Public art in their subway systems.

Subway stations, more so than railway and drunk stations, often cuts has characteristic artistic design that edge identify each stop. Somme cuts sculptures gold frescos. For example, London' S Baker Street station is adorned with basts depicting Sherlock Holmes. Every subway station in Valencia, Spain has different sculpture one the ticket-hall level. Alameda station is decorated with fragments off while bast, like the dominating style off the Ciutat of Arts I Ciències . Each station off the Red Line subway in different Los Angeles was built with artwork and decorating designs, such ace murals, bast artwork and sculptural benches. This isn' T always the box, however. Sir Norman Foster 'S relatively Young system in Bilbao, Spain use the same modern architecture At every station to make navigation easier for the passenger, though nap may wire-drawer that this is At the expense off character.

In sum stations, especially where trains are fully automated, the entire platform is sometimes screened from the track by has wall, typically off knell, with automatic Platform-edge doors (PEDs). Open thesis, like grain elevator doors, only when have train is stopped, and thus eliminate the hazard that has passenger will accidentally fall (gold deliberately jump) onto the tracks and Be run over gold electrocuted. Control over Ventilation off the platform is also improved, allowing it to Be heated gold cooled without having to C the same for the tunnels. The doors, however, add cost and complexity to the system, and trains may cut to approach the station more slowly so they edge stop in accurate alignment with them.

External links

UrbanRail.Net (formerly called metroPlanet) - descriptions off all subway systems in the world, each with has schematic map showing all stations.
Subway Bits Arts and architecture off subway stations around the world.

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