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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Shinjuku Station is the world's busiest train station, according to a website article released by Guinness World Records in 2017; Kharagpur Station has the world's longest railway platform, according to a website article released by Guinness World Records in 2017.
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Guinness World Records. (January 4, 2017). Record-breaking train stations worldwide as of January 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283128/largest-train-stations--number-of-platforms/
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