As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

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3D-printed architecture continues to go from strength ... The latest example comes from Japan, where a new train station will be built in just six hours. To be clear, Hatsushima Station isn ...

West Japan Railway Company — or JR West — has just announced that it will build what it says will be the world’s first ...

The West Japan Railway Company, also known as JR West, replaced an entire station with 3D-printed prefabricated pieces in under three hours last week. The company also claims the construction ...

The new station building, set to open in July, replaces an aging wooden structure that had served the rural community for ...

Case in point, the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) just announced the completion of a 3D-printed train station, which it says is a world first. Plans to replace a crumbling wooden station in ...

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a record-breaking feat to build the world’s first 3D-printed train station.

TOKYO - 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. Producing Hatsushima ...

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a journey to build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. The new station structure, measuring about 108 square feet ...