World most biggest railway station



The world's largest station by number of platforms is Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, USA, built from 1903–13 which has 44 platforms. They are situated on two underground levels with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower





















The 7 Flushing Local and Flushing Express are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway, providing local and express services along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored purple, since they operate on the Flushing Line in Manhattan.










Local service is denoted by a in a circular bullet, and express service is denoted by a in a diamond-shaped bullet; on the R62A cars, this is written as the Express on the front sign. Roll signs on the R62A cars also feature LED signs around the service logo to indicate local or express service to riders; a green circle for 7 local trains, and a red diamond for trains.
















Both services operate between Main Street in Flushing, Queens and 34th Street–Hudson Yards in Chelsea, Manhattan. Local service operates at all times, while express service runs only during rush hours and early evenings in the peak direction and during special events.

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