Located in Arida, a small city in Wakayama Prefecture, the new building at Hatsushima Station was assembled in under six hours, setting a new benchmark for speed, efficiency and cost-effectiveness in ...

According to a report by the New York Times, the station, which caters to around 530 passengers who use a single line with trains running one to three times an hour, is situated in a quiet seaside ...

The white structure is adorned with mandarin orange and a scabbardfish – some of the specialties of Arida – to add to its minimalist design. West Japan Railway Company (JR West) said the ...

Japanese companies have built what they call the world's first 3D-printed train station, a compact white curved-roof structure installed in a rural western region. X/ Screenshot Producing ...

Japan has built the world's first 3D-printed railway station in Arida City, replacing a wooden structure that had been standing there since 1948. This amazing revolution by Japan has thrilled the ...

The project addresses demographic challenges and reduces costs. In a landmark development for railway infrastructure, a Japanese railway company has utilised 3D printing technology to build a new ...

West Japan Railway Company has built the world’s first 3D-printed train station in Arida, assembling it in under six hours. In a world first, the West Japan Railway Company has constructed a 3D ...

Its white façade includes local icons like a mandarin orange and a cutlassfish, both typical products of the Arida region. While ticket machines and transportation card readers still need to be ...

Hatsushima Station, a relatively not-so-busy station in Japan’s Arida town, serving 530 riders per day, was due for a replacement of a weathered wooden complex, and in just six hours, it got a ...

It serves a town (Arida) of about 25,000, known for mandarin oranges and scabbardfish, that is shrinking in population, like most of Japan. Its station sees between one to three trains per hour at ...

Rural stations with dwindling numbers of users have posed a particular challenge. The new station, Hatsushima, is in a quiet seaside town that’s part of Arida, a 25,000-population city in Wakayama ...