3D-Printed Train Station

The West Japan Railway Company replaced a 75-year-old train station in just six hours using 3D-printed components that were assembled overnight, between the last train at night and the first in the morning, directly adjacent to the site of the old station. Measuring only 100 square feet, the innovative 3D-printed station has a minimalist design and white color scheme.

The company estimates that it saved more than two months of nighttime construction work and half the cost of a traditional structure. The printing was done by the construction company Serendix at a factory 500 miles away. The parts printing procedure and concrete reinforcement took seven days to complete.