Originally launched in 1999, the Cassiopeia gained a loyal following for its fully double-decker design and upscale sleeper ...

How Japan Built a 3D-Printed Train Station in 6 Hours As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

Japan is well known for its lightning-fast bullet trains. Now, it may also become a global pioneer in ultra-fast railway station construction. In a groundbreaking project, workers replaced a 75 ...

A bullet train hit a bear on Saturday afternoon, causing delays to some services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan, according to JR East. The train, traveling north from Tokyo, came ...

The West Japan Railway Company replaced an entire station with 3D-printed prefabricated pieces, and construction costs were half that of reinforced concrete.

OSAKA -- West Japan Railway and partner Serendix assembled what they say is the world's first 3D-printed train station this week, using technology tha ...

The Japanese architecture studio and manufacturer behind this 3D-printed train station show how to build both beautifully and on the cheap.

AKITA, Japan -- A consortium of Japanese companies that make bento boxed meals offered at train stations has seen a surprising rush of demand halfway around the world in Switzerland. Hanazen ...

Take a train in Japan and you’re guaranteed to hear songs played at the stations to let riders know that trains are about to leave their platforms. A fan of these tunes introduces their history ...

Social media exploded over the weekend with news from Japan that a train station is in operation with the sole purpose of serving a single passenger, a student whose means of reaching school is ...

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

A major railway operator in Japan is set to build the world's first 3D-printed train station in just six hours. The new Hatsushima Station will replace a weathered wooden structure with a modern ...