Station, depots and masterplanning
Masterplanning is a vital initial stage of the design process, aligning the finished station to the existing location it will be sited in.
We use a place-based approach to decision-making for rail projects: this means that the station design process is informed by a wider analysis of local needs, population levels, commercial and employment opportunities.
Arup’s rail masterplanning team has long experience undertaking this process, letting the form of each scheme be shaped by local factors and opportunities. Equally, there is compelling evidence that the development value of new rail schemes stimulates growth in housing and local commercial activity – all elements that can and should be part of the masterplanning process.
n a busy, 24/7 city like Amsterdam, the transformation of the southern Zuidas axis from a functional business area into a bustling commercial and residential hub is the country’s largest civil engineering project to date.
Arup is helping ZuidasDok to deliver this complex urban and transport project by offering specialist support covering a range of technical rail services with a focus on the design of the station and adjacent areas.
Our team of digital specialists, engineers and designers are providing structural design, building physics and civil engineering, BIM, and pedestrian flow analyses, blast engineering, fire safety and lighting and acoustics design. The team are providing work with a strong digital lean, helping the consortium create a world class BIM 4D project as well as using proprietary Arup pedestrian modelling software to demonstrate that the station design will function to the client’s requirements in all construction phases.
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Stations and depots
Our global experience encompasses stations of all scales and types, from metros to high-speed rail, and from suburban stations to the most complex and busiest urban interchanges.