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A Stained-glass Windows
Two imposing stained-glass windows
on the mezzanine balcony depict
two approaching steam engines with A Staircase
lights blazing, facing each other
across the ticket hall .
~ Frieze A Ticket Windows
Cherubs and foliage adorn These are ornately decorated
this frieze from the Royal Doulton
Roof with white tiles and a crest
This is covered ~ New Zealand factory in England, which encircles featuring the old New Zealand
with clay Sports Hall of the ticket hall below the wrought- Railways logo.
Marseille tiles Fame iron bordered balcony.
from France.
Clock Tower
~ Ticket ~ Stained-glass This rises 120 ft
windows windows (37 m) above
street level.

A New Zealand Sports
Sandstone lions
These finely carved Hall of Fame
creatures, one on each This features imaginative
corner of the clock displays recounting the
tower, guard the exploits and achievements
cupola behind them. of famous New Zealanders.

Platform
Situ a ted behind the
station, the half-a mile
(1-km) long platform is
still a departure and
arrival point for travelers.

~ Mosaic Floor ~ Staircase
More than 725,000 Royal Complete with wrought-iron
Doulton porcelain squares balustrades and mosaic-tiled
form images of steam engines, steps, a staircase sweeps up
rolling stock, and the New from the ticket hall to the
Zealand Railways logo. balcony above.