Beautiful Subways

[monsoon]

This site has a collection of some of the best looking subways in the world.

[bmorescottamanda]

dame that's a 5 star subway

[somad]

looks like I have a new bookmark...

I always loved Montreal's metro...

I don't get why everyone thinks Washington's is so beautiful, though. The pictures this site has for Washington weren't that great... and when I went on the metro it has this convoluted pricing scheme (yeah not a reason to dislike the aesthetics but a drawback nontheless) and I thought of the system to just look plain. When I was returning the train was rather empty and I couldn't help but notice how terrible the condition of the already ugly orange carpeting was on my train. Nice system, sure, but not the gold standard some make it out to be.

[TheBostonian]

Those are some breathtaking public spaces. My favorite is Stockholm with its exposed rock. You'd never forget you're underground!

[tennreb]

I like the Russian cities. I usually think of Soviet architecture as cold and boring (70s concrete blocks), but these stations make me think that I need to visit Russia.

[pdxstreetcar]

For the US there are two stations I really like, one is a contemporary-traditional design for a station in the Seattle Bus Tunnel...

Westlake Station - Photo 1

Westlake Station - Photo 2

The other is a futuristic looking station in Boston's Silver Line Tunnel...

Courthouse Station - Photo 1

Courthouse Station - Photo 2