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A '''metro station''' is a ] for a ] system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". 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, along with the schematics of the services at the station. 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 are connected to important buildings by a direct enclosed hallway (see ]).

Some metro systems, such as those of ], ], ] and ], are famous for the beautiful ] and ]. The ] is famous for its '']'' station entrances; while the ] is known for its display of archeological relics found during construction.

Metro stations, more so than railway and bus stations, often have a characteristic artistic design that can identify each stop. Some have sculptures or frescoes. For example, London's ] station is adorned with tiles depicting ]. The tunnel for Paris' ] station is decorated with tiles spelling the ]. Every metro station in ], ] has a different sculpture on the ticket-hall level. Alameda station is decorated with fragments of white 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 is not always the case, however, ]'s new 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.

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In some stations, especially where trains are ], the entire ] is screened from the track by a wall, typically of glass, with automatic ] (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 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.

The largest subway station in the world is the ] ]-] station ]<ref>http://www.ratp.fr/common/ressources/concertation_p1.pdf</ref>.



==Gallery==
<gallery caption="Metro stations">
Image:Montréal - Métro McGill - 20050310.jpg|], in the financial and commercial core of ]
Image:nm-westbound.jpg|] station of the ].
Image:London Bridge Jubilee Platforms.JPG|], Jubilee Line, ].
Image:NYCSub 7 Grand Central shuttle.jpg|The ] station on the ] in the ].
Image:Train in Moscow metro.jpg|Arbatskaya Station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the ], showcasing the ornate architecture of the system.
Image:Nam Cheong Station.jpg|] on the ] and ] of the ] ]
Image:Istanbulmetros.jpg|] on the M1 line of ].
Image:WMATA metro center crossvault.jpg|Upper level of the ] station on the ].
Image:Titan_metro_station_2.jpg|] on the ] of the ]
Image:Stockholm subway radhuset 20050808 001.jpg|] on the blue line of the ]
Image:Camaronn.jpg|] in the Orange Line, ] of ]
Image:Taipei MRT Jiantan Station.jpg|] on the ] of ]
Image:MTR-TungChung-Train.JPG|] on the ] of Hong Kong ].
Image:HKMTRDisneyresortstation3.jpg|] on the Hong Kong ] ] shows conspicuous Victorian features.
Image:MTR Hong Kong station Causeway Bay.JPG|] on the Hong Kong ] ] resembles most ] stations.
Image:JurongeastMRT.JPG|] on the Singapore ] with its distinctive ] roof.
Image:Ew3 Simei.jpg|] on the Singapore ] with its distinctive curved roof.
Image:Jookoonstn09.JPG|] on the Singapore ] with a more futuristic curved roof.
Image:Expo MRT Station 4, Jul 06.JPG|] on the Singapore ], designed by ].
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==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
* (formerly metroPlanet) &mdash; descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
* Subterráneo - Metro
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