How's that for Platform-as-a-Service? You've seen small 3D printed models, heard about 3D printers being used to make guns, and even read news about printed food, but a 3D printed train station? Where ...
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Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build
West Japan Railway Company — or JR West — has just announced that it will build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. While 3D printing has emerged as a more sustainable and ...
As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns ...
Japan is home to a wide variety of train stations, from tiny countryside sheds to sprawling urban complexes, stations with their own wineries and ones with giant ancient relics whose eyes glow. It’s ...
In a world first, the West Japan Railway Company has constructed a 3D-printed train station in Arida City, marking a significant step forward in rail infrastructure innovation. The new Hatsushima ...
When travelling by train, whether locally or long-distance, you visit many stations. Albert Guillaume Marcer’s website Stations visualizes more than 2,500 stations in Europe and North America. To do ...
The first morning train leaving Hatsushima station after the new building, made from 3D-printed components, was assembled in Arida, Japan, on March 26, 2025. Construction started after the night’s ...
The new Hatsushima train station was printed at a factory, shipped to the Japanese city of Arida and assembled overnight. — Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times IN the six hours between the departure of ...
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