Dunedin Station on New Zealand's South Island was opened in 1906 and is built of materials from as far away as the United Kingdom and France.

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Opened in 1906 Dunedin station was once the busiest in the country with up to 100 trains a day. It is built in a Revived Flemish renaissance style using New Zealand stone and Peterhead granite from Aberdeen in Scotland. Terracotta shingles from Marseilles in France were used for the roof. The interior used over 750,000 minton tiles for the floor. Its main platform, the country longest at 500 metres. The station is now a multi use facility. The trains are run by Dunedin Railways, who run daily tourist trains. Cruise companies also regularly use the station to transport its passengers.

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Location: Dunedin Station, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand.
Photo credit: © Brian Hartshorn / Alamy / Afripics
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