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Enlarging the tunnels of the City and South London Railway

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Marcus Wong

The narrow ‘tube’ tunnels of the London Underground are known for being claustrophobic, but there was one part of the network was being even more constrained – the City and South London Railway. This is the story of how the […]

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Bizzare narrow platforms on the Bucharest Metro

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Marcus Wong

The Bucharest Metro is a rail network with an interesting history, with the bizarrely narrow platforms at Piața Romană station being one example. Photo by Dimitris Kamaras from Athens, Greece, via Wikimedia Commons The bulk of the platform being less […]

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Circular station vestibules in Russia

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Marcus Wong

Russian metro stations are best known for the ornate design at platform level, but the entrance vestibules back at ground level can also be quite amazing. This is the original entrance to Park Kultury station, opened along with the first […]

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