Retail rail hubs picking up steam

LEIPZIG, GERMANY – MAY 29, 2014: Interior of the Leipzig Central Station with shops and passengers. Wide-angle view.
Increasing urbanisation around the globe has seen the growth of mixed-use developments including retail, dining, community, residential and services precincts. But rail hubs have – mostly – been a bit slow to adopt this successful model. Japan An exception to this is, of course, Japan. Perhaps because its railways are privately owned, or because cars are not a necessity in Japanese cities, it has long been a global leader in rail-hub retail. As early as the 1930s Tokyu Rail Corporation

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