The new station’s components were 3D-printed elsewhere and assembled on site last month, in what the railway’s operators say is a world first. It may look more like a shelter than a station ...

Japan’s train stations span from small rural shelters ... Amid this diversity, JR West is now unveiling Japan’s first-ever 3D ...

West Japan Railway Company has built the world’s first 3D-printed train station in Arida ... ageing population and declining workforce, this model may offer a solution to staffing and ...

West Japan Railway (JR West) has recently unveiled what they claim to be the world's first 3D-printed ... will "prove the model's viability" for broader use. As the station prepares to open ...

Its wooden station was due for replacement, and the replacement could be smaller. The replacement, it turned out, could also be a trial for industrial-scale 3D-printing of custom rail shelters.