New transport modes and business models, changing retail patterns, and economic, environmental and health concerns are inviting the question of what a station can and should look like in the future.

As social, technological and economic trends continue to shape our transport needs, the station of the future will be a user-centred, interchange destination, bringing together transport, leisure and core amenities.

This timely report examines the key trends shaping the design and build of multi-modal stations of the future. It sets out a vision of the station of the future that is adaptable and resilient to future change.