Not every metro station is as putrid as New York City's subway platforms ... a collection of the most awe-striking metro stations around the globe, from the Formosa Boulevard Station of Kaohsiung ...

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The metro is 360 feet below ground, making it one of the deepest subway systems in the world. Some of the stations are so deep, they double as bomb shelters that are protected with heavy blast doors.