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==Notable examples==

===Longest railway platforms===
[[File:Kollam Platform's eastern end.jpg|right|thumb|Eastern end of longest platform in {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}} in India. It is the world's third longest railway platform.]]
# [[Hubballi Junction railway station|Hubballi Junction]], [[Karnataka]], India: {{convert|1505|m}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=World's longest railway platform in Hubballi in its final stage of construction |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/mar/21/worlds-longest-railway-platform-in-hubballiin-its-final-stage-of-construction-2279648.html |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
# {{stnlnk|Gorakhpur Junction}}, [[Uttar Pradesh]], India: {{convert|1,366.33|m|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Dinda|first=Archisman|title=Uttar Pradesh gets world's longest railway platform|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/uttar-pradesh-gets-world-s-longest-railway-platform-1.1241468|access-date=9 October 2013|newspaper=GulfNews.com|date=<!-- 18:53  --> October 9, 2013}}</ref>
# {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}, [[Kerala]], India: {{convert|1,180.5|m|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.railnewscenter.com/2015/01/at-glance-longest-railway-platforms-in.html |title=At a glance: Longest railway platforms in India |publisher=Railnewscenter |access-date=25 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225073235/http://www.railnewscenter.com/2015/01/at-glance-longest-railway-platforms-in.html |archive-date=25 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/walkthroughs/trains/top-6-longest-railway-platforms-india/ |title=The Top 6 Longest Railway Platforms of India |publisher=Walk through India |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/west-bengal-tea-plantations-and-other-rajera-relics-9835426.html |title=West Bengal: tea plantations and other Raj-era relics |work = The Independent|first = Ben|last = Walsh|date = 2 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://i.imgur.com/v1AEV5k.jpg |title=Malayala Manorama Daily(Kollam Edition 22/02/2015) |access-date= 2015-02-22}}</ref>
# {{rws|Kharagpur Junction}}, [[West Bengal]], India: {{convert|1072.5|m|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title = Trivia|publisher=IRFCA| access-date = 2012-01-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-railways/facts.html |title = Indian Railway Facts|publisher=iloveindia| access-date = 2012-01-21 }}</ref>
# [[State Street subway|State Street Subway]], [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], US, {{convert|1067.1|m|0|abbr=on}}
# {{rws|Pilibhit Junction}}, [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[India]] {{convert|855|m|0|abbr=on}}
# [[Auto Club Speedway]] station, [[Fontana, California]], US: {{convert|2675|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="schematics">{{CA rail schematics}}</ref>
# {{stnlnk|Bilaspur}}, [[Chhattisgarh]], India: {{convert|802|m|0|abbr=on}}
# [[Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal|Cheriton Shuttle Terminal]], [[Kent]], United Kingdom: {{convert|791|m|0|abbr=on}} (longest in Europe)
# {{stnlnk|Bern}}, [[Bern]], Switzerland: {{convert|785|m|0|abbr=on}}
# [[Jhansi Junction|Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India: {{convert|770|m|0|abbr=on}}
# [[Milwaukee-Dearborn subway|Dearborn Street subway]], [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], US {{convert|762|m|0|abbr=on}}
# {{stnlnk|Sonpur Junction}}, [[Sonepur, Bihar]], India: {{convert|738|m|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-all-trains-from-gorakhpur-will-be-on-track-from-tomorrow-10779991.html |title=गोरखपुर से ट्रेन का सुचारू संचालन कल से |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322230152/http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-all-trains-from-gorakhpur-will-be-on-track-from-tomorrow-10779991.html |archive-date=2016-03-22 |language =hi |trans-title=All Trains from Gorakhpur Will Be On Track From Tomorrow|date = 7 October 2013 }}</ref>
# {{stnlnk|Nabadwip Dham}}, [[Nadia district]], West Bengal, India {{convert|720|m|0|abbr=on}}
# [[Flinders Street railway station]], [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia: {{convert|708|m|0|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://www.gowest.com.au/melbourne-attractions.html Melbourne Crime Tours – Go West Tours Melbourne<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403150453/http://www.gowest.com.au/melbourne-attractions.html |date=April 3, 2012 }}</ref>
# [[Port Pirie (Mary Elie Street) railway station]], [[South Australia]]: {{convert|701|m|0|abbr=on}}<ref>"News" ''[[Railway Gazette International|Railway Gazette]]'' 18 August 1967 page 603</ref>
# [[Sittard railway station]], Netherlands: {{convert|700|m|0|abbr=on}}
# [['s-Hertogenbosch railway station]], Netherlands: {{convert|699|m|0|abbr=on}}
# {{stnlnk|Nijmegen}}, Netherlands: {{convert|699|m|0|abbr=on}}

===Greatest number of platforms===

#[[Grand Central Terminal]] New York City, US: 44
#[[Gare du Nord]], France: 35 (31 above ground level + 4 underground)
#[[Munich Central Station]], Germany: 34 (32 above ground level + 2 underground)
#[[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof]], Germany: 31 (24 above ground level + 7 underground)
#[[Chicago Union Station]], US: 30
#{{stnlnk|Zhengzhou East}}, China: 30
#[[Central railway station, Sydney|Central railway station]], Sydney, Australia: 26 (22 above ground level + 4 underground)
#[[Zürich Hauptbahnhof]], Switzerland: 26 (16 above ground level + 10 underground)
#[[London Waterloo station]], United Kingdom: 24 [[National Rail|mainline]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=London Waterloo - Facilities, Shops and Parking Information |url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/our-stations/london-waterloo/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.networkrail.co.uk}}</ref> (plus 8 at [[Waterloo tube station]])<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Waterloo Underground Station |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/stop/940GZZLUWLO/waterloo-underground-station |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Transport for London |language=en-GB}}</ref>
#[[Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal]] (Bang Sue Grand Central), Bangkok, Thailand: 24 (+2 [[Blue Line (Bangkok)|MRT Blue Line]], 12 platforms are currently out of use)
#{{stnlnk|Howrah}}, India : 23  (+4 for [[Howrah metro station]])
#{{stnlnk|Sealdah}},India: 21 (+4 for [[Sealdah metro station]])
#[[Leipzig Hauptbahnhof]], Germany: 24