Japan opens first 3D printed train station

Japanese company Serendix has completed what it claims is the world’s first 3D-printed railway station in Arida, Japan. Construction was carried out between the last and first train services and completed in just six hours. The project was developed in collaboration with JR West Japan Group and Japanese architecture studio Neuob, resulting in a shelter with an arched roof for Hatsushima Station. The new structure replaces an old wooden shelter b…