<Li> The world's busiest passenger station, in terms of daily passenger throughput, is Shinjuku Station in Tokyo . The station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007 . </Li> <Li> The world's largest station was Beijing West station in Beijing . But subsequently, several major railway hubs have been claimed as largest in Asia and world, including but not limited to; Beijing South, Guangzhou South, Nanjing South, Shanghai Hongqiao and Xi'an North . All of them are major terminals of two or more high - speed railways . </Li> <Li> In terms of platform capacity, the world's largest station by platforms is Grand Central Terminal in New York City with 44 platforms; as part of the East Side Access Project, the MTA will be adding 4 more platforms to accommodate future Long Island Rail Road trains . </Li> <Li> The world's highest station above ground level (not above sea level) is Smith--Ninth Streets subway station in New York City . </Li>

Where do trains go when not in use