Wunderbarer Hauptbahnhof mit Dach. Die Imbiss und Sandwichshops sind offen. Es ist warm und sehr…read morehell. Review: 5

Central station for the city of Köln (Cologne), it is one of the busiest rail stations in Germany…read more It is quite large and I got to explore it a bit today thanks to a delay by the wonderful folks at Deutsche Bahn. My tip to you is that if you do have an extended layover here, use the luggage storage for your suitcases and step outside. You'll find the tremendous Kölner Dom that is worth photographing and touring. I did not have THAT much time so it was pictures only today. The train station has coffee (including Starbucks, yuck), pastries, lots of restaurants, restrooms, a waiting lounge if your train ticket includes that service, car rentals, ATMs and yes, the Ibis hotel. [Review 21267 overall - 271 in Germany - 232 of 2024.]

I'm always amazed at this country when there is such a nice station for a small city like Sittard…read more The Intercity NS train stops here every 30 minutes (or more) as well as other regional trains. From here you can go to anywhere in the Netherlands, sometimes as far north as the trains go, without exiting the train. Did you know that this is actually the longest train platform in the Netherlands? With a platform length of 700 meters (2,300 feet). This makes it the longest railway platform in the Netherlands and one of the longest in Europe. The long platform is necessary to accommodate the long-distance trains that stop at the station, as well as the frequent local traffic. This is a smaller station but packed with features. A nice bike parking facility, a huge bus platform out front (since there are no trams in Sittard), an Albert Heijn, kapsalon (barber), a Doner food place and a Kiosk. From this station you can walk anywhere in the Centrum, even to the big Market square in minutes. Nicely lighted, great design too.

Liege-Guillermina's railway station is the main station in Liege, Belgium. It is one of the most…read moreimportant hubs in the country and is one of the four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. The stations is used by 15,000 people every day,which makes it the eleventh busiest station in Belgium and the third in Wallonia. It is operated by the National Railway Cmpany of Belgium. Nowadays , new station was designed to Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, 2009. It has 9 tracks and 5 platforms. All the tracks around the station have been modernized to allow high speed arrival and departure.

This station was designed by Santiago Calatrava, as is an extension of our art museum back home. I…read morewasn't homesick, but it was nice to see something a little familiar that wasn't a McDonald's. The airy white design allowing tons of light onto the platforms.... Because it is so open, a nice breeze could be felt blowing through, helping to keep everyone cool. From our place on the platform, we could look out a bit into/onto the city of Liège, and the views are lovely. On the platform was a giant sculpture of a Rubik's Cube. I didn't get a chance to look into it's significance, but it was a nice explosion of color amongst all the whiteness. As had been our experience for the last week, the trains all arrived on time, and were fairly comfortable. We traveled from here to Frankfurt. 25/2020

Probably my least favorite station in the Netherlands. Just a couple of platforms and very few…read moreservices. If you come here in the evening there's nothing open and the station is deserted. But that's kind of like the city of Heerlen - it's very economically depressed here and the city is very empty of people.

Hidden gem! It's definitely a down to earth, home no like feel if you eat in. Kind of hard to find…read morethough, but worth the looking! Food was great and even my 3 year old LOVED the butter chicken! They also deliver!