▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁railway ▁museum ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁station . ▁It ▁contains ▁exhib its ▁and ▁food ▁ven ues , ▁and ▁holds ▁music ▁and ▁other ▁events . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁plans ▁for ▁Central ▁Railway ▁Station ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁old ▁central ▁termin us ▁in ▁Johannes burg , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁but ▁intended ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁gr ander ▁fac ade . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁of ▁the ▁Ne oc lass ical ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁style . ▁At ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁station ' s ▁grand ▁fac ade ▁is ▁a ▁tall ▁arch , ▁to pped ▁by ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁building ' s ▁three ▁dom es . ▁The ▁co pper - cl ad ▁sem is pher ical ▁central ▁d ome ▁brings ▁the ▁building ' s ▁height ▁to ▁ 5 1 ▁m . ▁The ▁building ' s ▁two ▁symmet rical ▁sides ▁connect ▁the ▁main ▁tower ▁to ▁the ▁building ' s ▁dom ed ▁side ▁to wers ▁through ▁second - story ▁ver andas . ▁Or n amental ▁features ▁including ▁mar ble ▁pill ars ▁and ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁lattice work ▁contribute ▁to ▁its ▁a est h etic ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁American ▁magazine ▁News week ▁ranked ▁the ▁station ▁# 7 ▁on ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁" Tra in ▁stations ▁as ▁grand ▁as ▁the ▁journey ", ▁and ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" pro bably " ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁termin us ▁in ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the