We have all spent more time than we care to remember in stations waiting for missed connections or delayed trains.
After the obligatory cup of watery tea and a stroll round WHSmith there is not much else to keep you entertained except huddling from the inevitable rain in the waiting room which, despite the ban, still has a hint of stale smoke.
But there are railway stations around the world that offer more than hot beverages and gloomy stationary stores. A select few are actually so nice they're almost part of your holiday.
TravelMail looks at some of the stations around the globe where a short delay wouldn't be the worst thing in the world...