History and prospects of the rail station

Chris Hale

Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2013, vol. 6, issue 1, 72-91

Abstract: Rail stations are a major element of the overall journey experience, and are essentially the 'face' of public transport. A review of historic currents in station design reveals a number of periods in which station architecture was taken very seriously. This paper outlines the history of rail station design - for the benefit of practitioners and researchers from diverse backgrounds in the urban disciplines. A review of the established literature is cross-referenced to a 5-year programme of observational fieldwork around international station exemplars. In doing so, the paper synthesises the state of advanced practice and built form outcomes in station design. The paper also summarises technical aspects of station design that practitioners from across the urban disciplines need to understand in order to work effectively in station-related projects. This advanced understanding of the transport-based performance of stations connects with broader moves toward integrated planning.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2013.765905

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