Some Famous Passenger Stations.

The through Anglo-Scottish trains over the East Coast route work out of the King's Cross terminal in London, surely one of the most interesting stations in the world. European passenger termini make a fascinating study for the visitor from overseas.

Stations like King's Cross, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo and Euston, all in London, each have their own peculiar interest and individuality; while outside the Empire's capital, big cities, such as Manchester, York and Birmingham, possess noteworthy passenger depots.

Comparable in their own countries with Wellington's fine new passenger station, are depots like the new Italian station at Milan, and the German terminal at Leipzig—both unusually commodious and pleasing structures erected in recent years. Most continental stations lack the raised platforms favoured in Britain, but on the continent a feature is the provision of separate platforms and tracks for handling passengers' luggage. Finland, Poland, and other smaller European lands have railway stations of rather primitive character outside the big cities. Spain and Portugal love an ornate type of architecture for their railway termini; while in the northern lands of Norway and Sweden, one cannot help noticing the special architectural plans followed with a view to combating severe winter climatic conditions.