Gautrain stations in Johannesburg, South Africa

The Gautrain stations designed by Pascall + Watson is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The construction of three new underground stations, part of the €1.7billion high-speed Gautrain system in South Africa, are well underway with the Sandton to OR Tambo Airport link intended to open in June 2010 in time for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Pascall+Watson Architects has been part of the Atkins multidisciplinary... 

Tags: 2010 World Cup, EUR, FIFA, Gauteng Province, Gautrain, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Gauteng, OR Tambo International Airport, Pretoria, Pretoria Gauteng, Provinces of South Africa, Rail transport in South Africa, Sandton Johannesburg, Sandton Station

Transport for London – Brixton Operations Centre in London, United Kingdom

The Transport for London – Brixton Operations Centre designed by Child Graddon Lewis is located in London, United Kingdom.  Transport for London’s new station and train crew accommodation designed by Child Graddon Lewis is marked as one of the ‘greenest’ schemes undertaken by TfL incorporating solar water heating, rainwater harvesting and a green roof. Improvements to the Victoria line... 

Tags: Brixton, Head, Local government in London, London, London Underground, tight urban site, Transport for London, Transport in London, United Kingdom, Victoria, Victoria line

Signal Box in Masterton, New Zealand

The Signal Box designed by Melling:Morse Architects is located in Masterton, New Zealand. Across a line of trees, a railway line and a stretching station platform – inside the boundary, the cranked arm of a signal spotting the train (stop/go, red/green), a willfully stretching metaphor.

Tags: Environment, Masterton, New Zealand, Rail transport, Railway signal, Railway signalling

Adelaide Central Bus Station in Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide Central Bus Station that located in Adelaide, Australia, was designed by Woodhead. Architects in association, Denton Corker Marshall and Woodhead, responded to the client brief to create a modern transport hub clearly defined within inner city Adelaide. The development encompasses 18 bus bays, a public car park with 600 spaces, supported residential accommodation units and new retail tenancy. The... 

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Liège-Guillemins TGV Railway Station in Liège, Belgium

Liège-Guillemins TGV Railway Station that located in Liège, Belgium, was designed by Santiago Calatrava. 13 years in the making, and three years after topping off, the new high-speed rail station at Liège-Guillemins designed by eminent architect, Santiago Calatrava, has finally opened in Belgium. Billed as the ‘epicetre of the North European High Speed Network’, the station can now beat... 

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Dubai Metro – Phase 1 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai Metro – Phase was designed by Aedas. The architectural design concepts of Dubai Metro fulfill the requirement from the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai that ‘The station architecture shall have an aesthetic, form and external appearance which is unique, innovative, iconic and reflecting Dubai’s identity and character’. This uniquely shaped... 

Tags: Aedas, architect for Dubai Metro, Developments in Dubai, Dubai, Emirates, exposed steel truss solutions, Green Line, Rail transport in the United Arab Emirates, Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai, the Heritage, Transportation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates