Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed visuals for a multimodal Ãœlemiste terminal in Tallinn, Estonia, which will form part of the Rail Baltica high-speed rail network.
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with local studio Esplan, the Ãœlemiste terminal will be the starting point for Rail Baltica ? an electrified 540-mile-long railway that will connect the Baltic states with Poland.
Once complete, it will include a pedestrian bridge and create links between the city's bus, tram and rail routes and adjacent airport.

Zaha Hadid Architects' design for The Ãœlemiste terminal was the winning entry for an international competition held by Rail Baltica in May, which called for a sustainable and pedestrian-friendly station.
The proposal imagines the station as a giant sinuous bridge, snaking perpendicularly to the railway tracks and gradually twisting 45 degrees at its centre.
This form was dictated by the layout of the station's circulation routes, which will include a public pedestrian bridge, and the intersection of bus, tram and rail lines.

"I am more than convinced that the area is becoming one of the most attractive and, in terms of infrastructure, synergistic in Tallinn," said Taavi Aas, Estonia's Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure.
"A true multi-modal transport hub is emerging, with rail, bus and air traffic coming together there in the future."
Render is by ZOA Studio
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