TECHNICAL SOLUTION IN A CENTRAL STATION RE-DEVELOPMENT UNDER RAILWAY OPERATION RESTRICTED BY VARIOUS URBAN CONDITIONS

–Case of JR Hakata Station–

Abstract

For the central stations in big cities that serve regional area, it is impossible to discontinue the railway operations and difficult to transfer the railway tracks. The passengers’ safety and convenience need to be secured at first in order to start the development of the stations. This paper describes the case of JR Hakata Station project which solved such issues in the large central station development which were restricted by urban conditions, using various structural methods and techniques.