Then, after the last train pulled away at 11:57 p.m., workers got busy building the new station. In less than six hours, the preprinted parts, made of a special mortar, were assembled.

The new station structure, measuring about 108 square feet, will be located in the southern prefecture of Wakayama, 60 miles south of Osaka, Japan’s third most populated city, West Japan Railway ...

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 ...

Katie Dong of Manhattan Beach and her son, Aidan, 2, look at a model train display at the LA Union Station Train Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles.

For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com World’s first 3D-printed train station to be built in Japan in just six hours.© West Japan Railway Group ...

Hatsushima Station in Japan will be 3D-printed in just six hours, made with reenforced concrete by West Japan Railway Company, JR West Innovations, and Serendix.

Once the station goes online in July, citizens of the coastal city of Arida will be able to resume 90-minute trips to the uninhabited island of Jinoshima, a popular destination for summer travelers.