CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, ARNHEM

THE PROJECT AND ITS REQUIREMENTS

The new station building is the largest construction project in Arnhem and its 5,355 m² transfer hall offers ample space for incoming passenger flows. The curved, dynamic shape of the hall roof has column-free spans of up to 60 m. The roof, which consists of a load-bearing reinforced concrete structure, sits on top of a glass façade. The overall construction itself is a mix of steel and concrete construction. The building is rounded off by large glass façades of up to 6 m in height and 25 m in length as a self-supporting steel structure. The most eye-catching design element in the hall is the so-called „Twist“ – a 16 metre-high, twisting steel column with a concrete base that connects the ground level with a higher storey.

THE SOLUTION

This unique structure demanded the load-adaptive bearing of all support structures. The focus here was on the absorption of deformations of the wide-spanning components. The Ciparall sliding bearings employed were able to absorb the movement as planned with low coefficients of friction while at the same time allowing a central load transfer into the adjacent components.