Replacement of conventional gasoline vehicles by Electric Vehicles (EVs) attracts the attention of stakeholders, utilities, and customers. However, to meet this urgent need of EVs breakthrough, it requires the implementation of efficient charging infrastructures especially, in public transportation networks. Therefore, deployment of Fast Charging Stations (FCSs) into the utility grids is considered as the promising solution to meet this high demand with the highest level of operation satisfaction. Accordingly, this article presents a comprehensive review of infrastructures, concepts, and various thoughts of FCSs discussed previously in the literature with numerical analysis of real-world applications. Moreover, design guidelines of FCSs are concluded, in addition to, the technical requirements of fast charging connectors and plugs are consolidated. Afterwards, electrical topologies of FCSs conjugated with the grid, interconnections with hybrid renewable Micro Grids (MGs), and diverse converters topologies are investigated. Furthermore, various optimization frameworks are discussed such as optimal allocation and sizing of FCSs, planning of FCSs, and techno-economic evaluation of FCSs. EVs charging scheduling, smart charging systems, energy management of FCSs, and grid code study of FCSs penetrations are presented and highlighted as a focus of this current review. Eventually, this paper is deemed as the gateway for the researchers to dedicate more efforts towards the preparation of well-coordinated performance improvements of FCSs. It can be highlighted that This effort was made using 217 recent references, 90% of which were published in highly ranked and prestigious international known publications over the last three years