A version of this article appears in print on April 13, 2025, Section A, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: As Japan’s Commuters Slept, a 3D-Printed Train Station Rose in 6 Hours.

I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but I got motion sickness.

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a journey to build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. The new station structure, measuring about 108 square feet ...

But inside its train station awaits one of Japan’s most curious treasures. A spectacle to get the hearts of rail fans racing, it happens 17 times a day, and there is always a crowd waiting at ...

By Adam Williams March 17, 2025 Hatsushima Station is a 3D-printed train station that will be assembled on-site in around six hours West Japan Railway Company View 1 Images ...