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Switzerland: Railroad underpass built in 52 hours

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This is what it will look like: The pedestrian underpass beneath the larger platform at the railroad station in the Swiss town of Thayngen

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The pedestrian underpass of the railroad station in Thayngen consists of four box segments

The precast construction used for building a pedestrian underpass requires just half the construction time in comparison to conventional cast-in-situ concrete construction

Using precast elements spares the building contractor the necessity of doing elaborated pit lining, building temporary bridges and casting of in-situ concrete

The station in the Swiss town of Thayngen is part of the railroad line from Zurich to Stuttgart. The European Union has classified this route as a Trans-European Network line or TEN line. In order to meet the associated requirements in the long run, the station situated in the canton of Schaffhausen will be refurbished until the end of 2015. The construction of a barrier-free pedestrian underpass with two elevators to the central platform is an important part of the rehabilitation measures. The planners in charge decided to use precast concrete elements for the construction of the underpass in...