Berlin’s theatrical new subway station is a star-studded affair
The striking look of the city’s Museumsinsel U-Bahn Station echoes the stage designs of Berlin’s most famous pre-modern architect — Karl Friedrich Schinkel. This July, Berlin will cut the ribbon on one of the most striking European metro stations to open in recent years. The city’s new Museumsinsel (“Museum Island”) U-Bahn Station is an austere but dramatic space that not only tidies up one of Berlin’s longer-standing public transit boondoggles, but also explicitly references the city’s architectural heritage. [bloomberg.com]
Hidden London tram station opens to public for first time in 70 years
A hidden underground tram station in the centre of London that stood in as the Avengers HQ on the big screen is to open to the public for the first time since its closure almost 70 years ago. People will be able to tour the platforms and halls of the Kingsway station, which allowed passengers on doubledecker trams to interchange between the once-comprehensive networks north and south of the Thames, which closed after the second world war. [theguardian.com]
How to make Taiwan’s iconic train bento
Some food and drink is particularly suited for travel. Sometimes it’s a coincidence, like how ginger ale and tomato juice taste way better at altitude. Other times, they’re designed to be portable. Hamburgers and French fries aren’t great after a few hours, but American fast food was tailor-made to be eaten inside a car. The absolute best travel meal is one that combines form and function, that’s cheap and filling, doesn’t need to be heated up, and is more contained than a paper bag filled with free-flying fries. In my opinion, the meal that best combines all of these desirable features is the Taiwanese train bento. [atlasobscura.com]
Japan’s shortest train line may also be its creepiest
Tokyo’s Shibayama Line is interesting because it is the shortest train line in all of Japan. At just 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long, the line consists of only two stations — Higashi-Narita and Shibayama-Chiyoda. It is connected to the Keisei Electric Railway, and the first station Higashi-Narita can be accessed by a five minute train ride from the Keisei-Narita station. If you feel like exploring this train station, be sure to bring a friend, not only to keep you company but to use as a human meat shield when you’re suddenly swarmed from all directions by an army of zombies. [soranews24.com]
