Trains might have been invented before more technologically advanced jet aircraft, but train travel could soon come to overtake air travel in terms of its appeal. Trains require, more often than not, neither check-in nor security – reducing travel times, especially for shorter distances – no schlepping to out-of-town airports for city-dwellers, and often boast more comfortable interiors. Add to this the rise of high-speed rail, which has seen the creation of glittering new stations or the upgrade of existing ones by high-profile architects. Take the newly opened Napoli Afragola station near Naples, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, which serves four high-speed intercity lines and connects southern Italian cities Bari and Reggio Calabria to northern Italy and the rest of Europe; 32,700 passengers are expected to use it daily. Ease of movement is key to its design, which links the communities on either side of the railway and minimises walking distances to and from the trains. A concour… continue
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