The world's sexiest subway stations, in 15 Instagrams

The designs for London's new Crossrail stations were released last week, and although they're nice enough, they arguably lack a certain... Instagramability.

Not so with these subterranean stunners from cities around the world. Perhaps for Crossrail 2, each station could shamelessly steal a different look from each, creating a sort of underground Epcot for trainspotters? Just imagine the #crossrailselfies it would generate! Take a look...

1) Paris's steampunk Arts et Metiers station.

 

A photo posted by Shanwen Luo (@elvislsw) on May 15, 2016 at 9:31am PDT

2) Moscow's fab Komsomolskaya station.

 

A photo posted by @m8ewl on May 15, 2016 at 2:40pm PDT

3) Naples' glittering Toledo station.

 

A photo posted by Nietta Bertolini (@papelina___89) on Aug 26, 2015 at 3:15pm PDT

4) Munich's gorgeously peaceful Westfriedhof subway station.

 

A photo posted by @wipdim on Mar 11, 2016 at 2:39pm PST

5) And its spacey Am Hart stop, too.

 

A photo posted by @j.m.summer on May 16, 2016 at 4:41am PDT

6) St. Petersburg's grand Avtovo station.

 

A photo posted by Intrepidista (@intrepidista) on Nov 1, 2015 at 12:32pm PST

7) Stockholm's gorgeous T-Centralen.

 

A photo posted by BRUN🌎 (@bruno_mb) on May 16, 2016 at 3:08pm PDT

8) OK, its Solna station too.

 

A photo posted by Ainabekova Sabina (@saumeenna) on Jan 28, 2016 at 11:24am PST

9) And Stadion station! What a beaut.

 

A photo posted by Alyona Grigorieva (@alngrgrva) on Apr 27, 2016 at 11:16am PDT

10) Kaohsiang's Formosa Boulevard.

 

A photo posted by BB (@jeff_k.u.o) on May 7, 2016 at 12:20am PDT

11) Tashkent's (it's in Uzbekistan) dramatic Alisher Navoi Metro station.

 

A photo posted by soul of july (@soul_of_july) on Jan 29, 2016 at 9:16pm PST

12) Paris's (replica!) art-filled Louvre-Rivoli station, below the gallery.

 

A photo posted by globetrott_elsa (@globetrott_elsa) on May 8, 2016 at 11:58am PDT

13) Toronto's similarly themed Museum station.

 

A photo posted by Eng C. Lau (@engclau) on May 3, 2016 at 7:42pm PDT

14) Budapest's mosaic-y Szent Gellértstation.

 

A photo posted by András 👑 🦄 (@makako.ka) on May 15, 2016 at 11:58am PDT

15) And finally, Shanghai's psychedelic Bund Tunnel.

 

A photo posted by Georgie (@georgie_gs) on Mar 7, 2016 at 2:48am PST

OK, it's not technically on the metro. It's literally for tourists. But still!

More high drama underground:

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✚ Here's what Crossrail's new stations will look like
✚ London's prettiest tube stations