Research and Reports

Tomorrow’s Living Station

Railway stations could be much more embedded in their communities in future, helping to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth. This vision of stations being at the heart of healthy communities was unveiled by Arup and NR in the Tomorrow’s Living Station report into how the role of stations will develop in line with changing working patterns and concerns about the environment, health and wellbeing. The ‘Living Station’ concept envisages stations offering beautiful public spaces, more digital connectivity, and seamless interchange between transport modes. Knowledge hubs, green infrastructure, office space for entrepreneurs, work pods for students or commuters and community facilities could all be part of stations in the future.