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| A '''metro station''' is a ] for a ]. It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines they are multi-level. | |||
| At street level the ] of the metro company marks the entrance of the station (often a large "M"; for ]'s circle with a horizontal bar through the center, see the picture there). | |||
| Often there are several entrances for one station, saving one from having to cross the street. In such a case, tunnels or overhead stations can often also be used just to cross the street. | |||
| In some cases metro stations can be connected to important buildings by a direct enclosed hallway (see ]). | |||
| Some metro systems, such as those of ], ], and ], are famous for the beautiful ] and ] in their metro systems.] in ], ]. The ] is one of the most modern underground railway systems in Europe.]] | |||
| Metro stations, more so than railway and bus stations, often have a characteristic artistic design that can identify each stop. Some have sculptures or frescos. For example, London's ] station is adorned with tiles depicting ]. Every metro station in ], ] has a different sculpture on the ticket-hall level. Alameda station is decorated with fragments of while tile, like the dominant style of the '']''. Each station of the Red Line subway in Los Angeles was built with different artwork and decorating schemes, such as murals, tile artwork and sculptural benches. This isn't always the case, however. ]'s relatively young system in ], ] uses the same modern architecture at every station to make navigation easier for the passenger, though some may argue that this is at the expense of character. | |||
| ] Line 14 has automatic '''platform-edge doors'''.]] | |||
| In some stations, especially where trains are ], | |||
| the entire ] is sometimes screened from the track by a wall, typically of glass, with automatic ''platform-edge doors'' (PEDs). | |||
| These open, like elevator doors, only when a train is stopped, and thus eliminate the hazard that a passenger will accidentally fall (or ]) onto the tracks and be run over or ]. Control over ] of the platform is also | |||
| improved, allowing it to be heated or cooled without having to do the same for the tunnels. The doors, however, add cost and complexity to the system, and trains may have to approach the station more slowly so they can stop in accurate alignment with them. | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * (formerly called metroPlanet) – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. | |||
| * Arts and architecture of metro stations around the world. | |||