--- title: Stations url: "https://www.systra.com/australia/markets/buildings/stations/" type: markets date_published: 2022-08-22 date_modified: 2026-06-12 schema: @type: WebPage language: en-US word_count: 1114 reading_time: 6 min canonical: "https://www.systra.com/australia/markets/buildings/stations/" featured_image: "https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/08/sectors-stations-2021-paris-train-station-scaled.jpg" type-market: - Buildings --- # Stations ![Paris station 2021](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/08/sectors-stations-2021-paris-train-station-scaled.jpg) **Modern train stations and intermodal terminals are as much a connection point for transport services as they are community hotspots where people come to live, work and play.** [Contact us](https://www.systra.com/australia/who-we-are/about-us/contact-us/) [ ![State of System Integration - CTA Banner](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/06/state-of-system-integration-website-alert-3-1024x53.png)![State of System Integration - CTA Banner](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/06/state-of-system-integration-website-alert-3-1024x53.png) [ ![Hong Kong station](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/08/sectors-stations-1024x645.png) ## Stations can be memorable places for Communities Placemakers are making stations memorable places that create value for neighborhoods. They are meeting locations, spaces of leisure and promote wellbeing within the community. For businesses, they provide ample opportunities  to reach new markets by providing amazing experiences in retail and entertainment. A station is as much the ability for people to safely connect to transport modes as it is a destination in itself. ## Transit Oriented Development for Vibrant, sustainable and walkable cities Transit Oriented Development** **is a developing trend that creates vibrant, livable and sustainable communities that centre around stations. Transit Oriented Development sees the creation of a walkable and pedestrian-oriented city utilising mixed-use activations that make it possible for people to live, work and play in the same area. It also makes it possible for us to reduce our dependence cars. Transit Oriented Development is increasingly popular thanks to a culmination of factors including: - Growing densities in urban populations and the desire for a quality lifestyle - Reduced appetite for urban sprawl from both communities and governments - Traffic congestion and the demand for greater mobility and ease of travel including active transportation. - Changing lifestyles and demographics i.e. more singles and smaller families - Local economic growth and development that supports city planning initiatives. As the signature team for transport solutions, SYSTRA designs TOD projects that create vibrant and sustainable communities. We understand the importance of establishing a sense of place, through the design and development of transportation solutions. We have a deep understanding of intermodal connectivity and how mobility affects the communities wellbeing and happiness. ![state-of-system-integration-square](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/09/state-of-systems-video-launch-thumbnail-1-1024x1024.jpg) ## How can we integrate better, earlier, and with greater impact? System integration is critical to managing complexity, reducing risk, and delivering infrastructure that performs — yet it’s often misunderstood or brought in too late. Our _[State of System Integration 2025](https://www.systra.com/australia/the-state-of-system-integration-2025/)_ report explores what’s working, what’s not, and where the biggest opportunities lie to improve how integration is delivered across projects. Based on insights from professionals across the sector, it’s designed to spark an important conversation and support better outcomes. ![Train platform natural light](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/08/sectors-rail-metro-1024x645.png) ## Elevated Stations An elevated station is when the access point to the transit line occurs above the streetscape. Elevated stations benefit communities as they remove level crossings improving commuter safety. Elevated stations also benefit communities from activating places below the station, opening up new amenities to communities as well as green space. ## Our Expertise in Stations - ![metronet-morley-ellenbrook-line-banner](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/11/metronet-morley-ellenbrook-line-banner-474x474.png) - [ METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line  ](https://www.systra.com/australia/project/metronet-morley-ellenbrook-line/) - ![red lights at a level crossing](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/08/our-projects-lxra-1-474x474.png) - [ The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) ](https://www.systra.com/australia/project/lxra/) - ![Sydney train underground platform](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/09/our-projects-victoria-cross-integrated-station-development-474x474.png) - [ Victoria Cross Integrated Station Development ](https://www.systra.com/australia/project/victoria-cross-integrated-station-development/) - ![SYSTRA project - Sydney Metro](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/06/systra-sydney-metro-474x474.jpg) - [ Sydney Metro City & Southwest ](https://www.systra.com/australia/project/sydney-metro-city-southwest/) - ![Gatwick Airport Station – United Kingdom](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/gatwick-474x474.jpg) - [ Gatwick Airport Station – United Kingdom ](https://www.systra.com/australia/project/gatwick-airport-station-united-kingdom/) - ![Old Oak Common station – United Kingdom](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/footer-website-474x474.jpg) - [ Old Oak Common station – United Kingdom ](https://www.systra.com/australia/project/old-oak-common-station-united-kingdom/) - ![Leeds Station Renovation project – United Kingdom](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/footer-website-474x474.jpg) - [ Leeds Station Renovation project – United Kingdom ](https://www.systra.com/australia/project/leeds-station-renovation-project-united-kingdom/) - ![Taranto station multimodal interchange -Italy](https://www.systra.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/footer-website-474x474.jpg) - [ Taranto station multimodal interchange -Italy ](https://www.systra.com/australia/project/taranto-station-multimodal-interchange-italy/) [Our Signature Projects](https://www.systra.com/australia/our-projects/) ## The Signature team SYSTRA has a multidisciplinary team of architects, urban planners and engineers who are highly specialised in urban transport projects and who delivered hundreds of elevated stations. The expertise that ranges from conceptual design to detail design for: - Structure from roof to foundations - Architecture: - Urban design (incl. station insertion) and landscaping - Functional design (station sizing, accessibility studies) - Multimodal studies, - Finishes (internal and external) - MEP engineering: - HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) - Dewatering / Plumbing - Fire engineering and Smoke Management Systems - Vertical engineering – Escalators and Elevators - Low voltage power systems The teams also apply their expertise to depot and ancillary buildings worldwide. ## Need more information? For more information, please get in contact with us. Alternatively, if you wish to subscribe to receive communications, hit keep in touch. 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