Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
MODERN RAILROAD TERMINALS AS RELATED TO URBAN
MATRIX DEVELOPMENT
Ksenija Stevanović, Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade, Serbia
Zdenka Popović, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia
Milica Pajkić, Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade, Serbia
Abstract:
In the era of integration of all means of transportation, as well as expansion of railway networks for
high speed trains, there is a revived interest in railway transport. The renaissance of railway, led to a
great production of exclusive new generation terminals, multimodal traffic interchanges. These points
are formed on airport terminals, on intersections of important regional and main traffic lines and in big
cities.
In this paper, attention was dedicated to terminals in major cities, where space and resources are
inevitably limited and the rule of the planers is to reach the best compromise. We list a number of
demands that terminals have to fulfil regarding efficiency and environmental protection. Since the
adoption of pass-through type terminals is of crucial importance, we recognise their advantages used
to exploit the concept of vertical content development. This superposition of content provides for easy
transition from one method of transportation to another, as well as independent surfaces for
movement for individual transportation systems, reduces the occupancy of city property and easily fits
into a unique architectural form.
Finally, the paper also notes the importance of architectural prevalence as part of the ambiance and
the city as a whole.
The goal of this paper is to identify the importance of modern railway passenger terminals as related
to city transformation. New city terminals consider several design and urban integration challenges
including:
- integration with different transport, making multimodal interchange;
- functional advantages of the pass-trough type of station towards urban matrix;
- energy efficient solutions for these mega city hubs;
- commercial developments into new city centres;
- site responsive design
Key words: Railway terminals, multi-modal traffic interchange, pass-through terminal concept,
coexistence with the urban matrix, morphogenesis
1. INTRODUCTION
The time of huge and fast global changes results in great architectural production in all areas, due to
new technologies and possibilities, as well as the flow of capital. Traffic buildings, as a part of the
traffic infrastructure, are also being improved by new architectural solutions and reconstructions all
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