This graph shows some of the world's most remarkable train stations, based on the number of platforms, daily ridership and platform length. With 3.64 million passengers per day, Shinjuku Station in Tokyo was ranked as the busiest railroad station worldwide.
Record-breaking train stations worldwide as of January 2017
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Guinness World Records. (January 4, 2017). Record-breaking train stations worldwide as of January 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283128/largest-train-stations--number-of-platforms/
Guinness World Records. "Record-breaking train stations worldwide as of January 2017." Chart. January 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283128/largest-train-stations--number-of-platforms/
Guinness World Records. (2017). Record-breaking train stations worldwide as of January 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283128/largest-train-stations--number-of-platforms/
Guinness World Records. "Record-breaking Train Stations Worldwide as of January 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283128/largest-train-stations--number-of-platforms/
Guinness World Records, Record-breaking train stations worldwide as of January 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283128/largest-train-stations--number-of-platforms/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Record-breaking train stations worldwide as of January 2017 [Graph], Guinness World Records, January 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283128/largest-train-stations--number-of-platforms/