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Station

A journey through 20th and 21st century railway architecture and design

Christopher Beanland

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English
Batsford
17 April 2024
A glorious celebration of modern railway architecture in the 20th century and beyond, travelling all over the world.

Many railway books are about nostalgia for the steam age, but this one is different: a global study of railway architecture from the 1950s onwards and into the future. In 50 fascinating entries, renowned travel and architecture writer Christopher Beanland looks primarily at stations but also covers starkly brutalist signal boxes and depots, romantic and cosmopolitan railway hotels and sleek and streamlined interchanges, plus international examples of great logos and design.

The book explores the well-known Hauptbahnhof in Berlin, Madrid's Atocha Station and the brand new Penn Station Hall in New York, but it also includes less prominent examples such as high-speed stations in Saudi Arabia, the Dusseldorf Art Tram line and even the monorails at Walt Disney World. It contains in-depth features on repurposed urban railway infrastructure, hanging railways in Germany and Japan, and the mysterious glamour of travelling by night. There is also a selection of interviews with interesting people who regularly use these iconic buildings and railways.

Stylish and contemporary, this gloriously illustrated book is a celebration of modern railway architecture at its best, an ideal purchase for rail enthusiasts and architecture aficionados alike.
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Imprint:   Batsford
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 276mm,  Width: 216mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   525g
ISBN:   9781849948258
ISBN 10:   1849948259
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction The Stations Signs of the time The Joy of Interrail U-Bahn stations The Lowline The Calatrava effect Hanging railways

Christopher Beanland is a journalist, comedy writer and author who specialises in architecture and travel writing. He is the author of Unbuilt: Radical Visions of a Future that Never Arrived and Lido: A dip into outdoor swimming pools: the history, design and people behind them. He writes regularly for the Guardian, Independent and The Telegraph and is the creator of Park Date – a podcast where he interviews celebrity guests in a park. Christopher lives in London.

Reviews for Station: A journey through 20th and 21st century railway architecture and design

'Trainspotters will love this book' -- Business Traveller ‘[A] picturesque survey’ -- New York Times Book Review ‘Marvellous … further proof that the journey is the destination’ -- Daily Telegraph ‘Forget the steam age – a colourful new book finally gives props to modern train travel’ -- Vera (Virgin Atlantic) 'The most beautiful, noteworthy, and weird railway stations' * Fast Company * 'The world’s coolest railway terminals' * The Times * ‘A witty and sublime around-the-world adventure’ -- IanVisits ‘Will make you appreciate your local transport hub with fresh eyes’ -- Monocle ‘Steams through the history of the railways, insightfully celebrating 50 of the world’s most impressive stations.’ -- Daily Mail 'Nifty stations, modernist gems, small town finds, sidecars, beautiful trains themselves. They’re all here and not just for trainspotters.’ -- Parade


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