Around Antwerp Station
I took these pictures of the magnificent Antwerp station in the evening light.
I certainly haven’t seen a better station in Belgium.
A Triple Decker Station
Antwerp Central railway station is considered one of best stations in the world.
In fact Newsweek called it the “4th most beautiful station in the world”. They rated Saint Pancras first, Grand Central in New York second, and in Chhatrapati Shivaji in Mumbai third. So I’ve now seen the top four!
Antwerp Central Station
It isn’t as old as some stations having been built between 1895 and 1905 and it was originally a terminus.
Antwerp Central Station – Trainshed
This view shows the outside of the enormous trainshed.
Inside it is no less spectacular and extremely unusual in that through trains between Brussels and Holland, now pass in a deep level station underneath the original.
Antwerp Central Station – Inside of the Trainshed
When you look down, you see all three levels of platforms.
Antwerp Central Station – Three Levels
The train in the picture is a Thalys, one of the high-speed trains between Paris and Amsterdam. Unfortunately at present they dawdle from Brussels onwards.
Antwerp Central Station – Looking Up
Note how it is good blend of traditional and modern.
The Anonymous Widower 