The World’s 15 Most Beautiful Abandoned Subway Stations
It's dizzying to imagine the insane engineering that goes into constructing a complex network of subway tunnels underneath a thriving city. I mean, look at this. It's even crazier to think of what happens down there when a station gets shut down for good.
Thankfully, a handful of photographers around the world have braved the mole people, rats, and whatever else goes down underground to capture the abandoned spaces in all their dank, frighteningly beautiful glory.
1. The Cincinnati Subway
Cincinnati, Ohio
2. Unused Kiev Metro Tunnel
Kiev, Ukraine
3. City Hall Loop
New York, New York
4. Chamberi Station
Madrid, Spain
5. Old Los Angeles Subway System
Los Angeles, California
6. Lower Queen Station
Toronto, Canada
7. Saint-Martin Metro Station
Paris, France
8. Waldorf Astoria Train Platform
New York, New York
9. Aldwych Tube Station
London, England
10. South 4th Street Station
Brooklyn, New York
11. Czestochowa Abandoned Train Depot
Czestochowa, Poland
12. Abandoned 42nd Street Station
New York, New York
13. Spring Garden Station
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
14. Broad Street Bridge
Rochester, New York
15. Botanic Gardens Station
Glasgow, Scotland