Successful Train Station Design With DB E.C.O. North America

Speaker: Stephan Helmbold, senior consultant at DB E.C.O. North America

Trains connect us like no other form of travel, and it all starts and ends at the station.

Stephan Helmbold from DB E.C.O. North America joins us to talk about what makes great train stations great. We’ll explore best approaches to everything from platforms and wayfinding to service planning and network integration. Advocates will learn from successful real-world examples—and not-so-successful ones.

DB E.C.O. North America, Inc. offers consulting and engineering services for passenger and freight rail projects in the U.S. and Canada. Part of the Deutsche Bahn ecosystem, the DB E.C.O. Group applies over 40 years of experience from the German state-owned railway to a global market. North American projects include California High-Speed Rail, Washington Union Station, Toronto Union Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and San Francisco 4th and King Street Station.

Stephan Helmbold is a rail professional with 17 years of experience in the global rail industry. He has worked on station and infrastructure delivery as well as operational projects across North America, Germany, and the Middle East.

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