Infill station
An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train service and encourage new riders by providing a more convenient location. Many older transit systems have widely spaced stations and can benefit from infill stations.[1] In some cases, new infill station are built at sites where a station had once existed many years ago, for example the Cermak–McCormick Place station on the Chicago "L"'s Green Line.
Examples of infill stations
Canada
China
- Beijing
- Qinghe Railway Station, proposed (Line 13, Beijing Subway)[2]
Japan
- Chiba
- Osaka
- Shin-Osaka, 1964 (Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line))
- Ryokuchi-kōen, 1975 (Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway)
- Hiroshima
- Tokyo
- Toyama
- Shin-Takaoka, 2015 (Johana Line)
- Yamaguchi
- Asa, 1999 (San'yo Shinkansen)
- Aichi
- Aimi, 2012 (Tokaido Main Line)
- Otobashi, 1995 (Tokaido Main Line)
Malaysia
- KTM Komuter
- United Point (proposed)
- Maju KL (proposed)
- Kajang 2 (under construction)
- Abdullah Hukum (2018)
- Mid Valley (2004)
- KL Sentral (2001)
The Netherlands
- Rotterdam
- Wilhelminaplein, 1997 (Rotterdam Metro)
Singapore
- Mass Rapid Transit
- Dover MRT Station, 2001
- Canberra MRT Station, 2019
- Founders' Memorial MRT station, 2025
- Hume MRT station, 2025
- Brickland MRT station, TBC
- Sungei Kadut MRT station, TBC
South Korea
- Korail
- Imae Station, 2004
- Yongdu Station, 2005
- Dongmyo Station, 2005
- Jukjeon Station, 2007
- Dangjeong Station, 2010
- Gangmae Station, 2014
- Wonheung Station, 2014
- Darwol Station, 2014
Spain
Taiwan
- Hsinchu
- Beihu Station, 2012
- Keelung
- Badouzi Station, 2016
- New Taipei City
- South Shulin Station, 2015
- Sanxingqiao Station, 2016
- Taichung
- Xinwuri Station, 2006
- Lilin Station, 2018
- Toujiacuo Station, 2018
- Songzhu Station, 2018
- Jingwu Station, 2018
- Wuquan Station, 2018
- Tainan
- Rende Station, 2014
United Kingdom
- Leeds
- Burley Park station, 1992
- Kirkstall Forge station, 2016
- London
- Wembley Park tube station, 14 October 1893
- Barons Court tube station, 9 October 1905
- Preston Road tube station, 21 May 1908
- Moor Park tube station, 9 May 1910
- Stamford Brook tube station, 1 February 1912
- North Harrow tube station, 22 March 1915
- Northwick Park tube station, 28 June 1923
- South Kenton station, 3 July 1933
- Northwood Hills tube station, 13 November 1933
- Roding Valley tube station, 3 February 1936
- Pudding Mill Lane DLR station, 1996
- Langdon Park DLR station, 2007
- Wood Lane tube station, 2008
- Surrey Canal Road station, proposed
- Stations between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge (except Ruislip) were open gradually to stimulate development around the area (1900s - 1910s)
- London Midland and Scottish Railway quadrupled the tracks between Barking and Upminster which enabled several stations to be built on the local line (1930s)
- Liverpool
- Newcastle
United States
- Pittsburgh
- First Avenue station, 2001
- Greater Boston
- Green St (elevated), 1912
- Arlington station, 1921
- Charles station, 1932
- Science Park station, 1955
- Quincy Adams station, 1983
- Lansdowne station (formerly Yawkey), 1988, rebuilt 2012, renamed 2019
- Assembly station, 2014
- Fairmount Line
- Talbot Avenue station, 2012
- Newmarket station and Four Corners/Geneva station, 2013[3][4]
- Blue Hill Avenue station, 2019
- Boston Landing station, 2017
- West Station, planned 2040
- Washington metropolitan area
- NoMa–Gallaudet U station, 2004
- Potomac Yard station, planned 2021
- Wolf Trap station, planned
- Potomac Shores station, Virginia Railway Express, under construction[5]
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Embarcadero station, 1976
- West Dublin/Pleasanton station, 2011
- Novato–Downtown station, planned
- Petaluma North station, planned
- San Diego
- Bayfront/E Street station, 1986
- America Plaza station, 1991
- Fenton Parkway station, 2000
- Los Angeles
- Aviation/96th Street, planned
- Chicago
- Morgan (CTA station), 2012
- Oakton–Skokie station, 2012
- Cermak–McCormick Place station, 2015
- Damen station (CTA Green Line), 2021
- Greater Salt Lake City
- 900 South (UTA station), 2005
- Sandy Expo (UTA station), 2006
- St. Louis
- East Riverfront station, 1994
- Cortex station, 2018
- Greater New York
- Fairfield Metro, 2011
- West Haven station, 2013
- 10th Avenue (IRT Flushing Line), planned
- Cleveland
- West 3rd station, 1999
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- American Boulevard station, 2009
- Target Field station, 2009, 2014
References
- ^ Freemark, Yonah (2008-09-08). "With Infill Stations, Older Transit Agencies Extend Their Reach". Destination:Freedom. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
The advantages of infill stations result from the fact that people are simply more likely to use transit when they're closer to it — and from the fact that the older transit systems in many cities have widely spaced stations that are under-serving potentially significant markets.
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{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Rocheleau, Matt (12 November 2012). "MBTA opens new commuter rail station at Talbot Avenue in Dorchester on Fairmount Line". Boston Globe. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Rocheleau, Matt (25 June 2013). "Commuter rail gives Fairmount a boost". Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ VRE infill station launches a new idea: transit-oriented sprawl, Dan Malouff, Greater Greater Washington, August 5, 2014