Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Elevated Commuter Station Kit - 933-4563

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Elevated Commuter Station Kit - 933-4563 brings busy urban passenger and mass-transit operations to an HO scale model railroad. Designed as part of the Cornerstone Urban Road & Rail Overpass series, this detailed station provides platforms, retaining walls, stairways, canopies, railings, and fencing for building an elevated commuter or transit stop. The design fits big-city scenes across a wide range of railroad eras and can be configured as two short double-track stations or one long single-track station. Overall dimensions are 20-1/2 x 6-7/8 x 4-11/16" (52 x 17.4 x 11.9cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale structures and railroad infrastructure.

Elevated rail lines became an important part of urban transportation as growing automobile traffic encouraged cities and railroads to eliminate busy grade crossings. Walthers notes that structures in its Urban Road & Rail Overpass series represent common designs used from the 1900s onward, with many examples remaining in service today. The Elevated Commuter Station provides a natural passenger stop for an elevated railroad, commuter route, or mass-transit line while adding the layered streets, tracks, and structures characteristic of dense city scenes.

Build an HO Scale Elevated Commuter or Transit Station

The Walthers Cornerstone Elevated Commuter Station offers multiple construction possibilities for adapting the station to different passenger railroad and urban transit scenes:

• HO scale elevated commuter and mass-transit station kit
• Ideal station stop for commuter trains and mass-transit operations
• Suitable for big-city scenes in a wide range of popular modeling eras
• Parts included for four complete platforms
• Can be configured as two short double-track stations
• Can also be built as one long single-track station
• Includes four tall four-panel retaining walls
• Each retaining wall measures 8 x 2-1/2" (20.3 x 6.3cm)
• Retaining walls match Walthers Cornerstone Urban Retaining Walls 933-4562
• Includes two detailed stairways
• Detailed platform supports and canopies
• Platform railings and between-track fencing included
• Multiple kits can be combined to build a longer station
• Parts molded in medium gray and concrete colors as appropriate
• Deck requires modeler-supplied 1/8" (1.1mm) thick styrene sheet, sold separately
• Overall dimensions: 20-1/2 x 6-7/8 x 4-11/16" (52 x 17.4 x 11.9cm)

The flexible platform arrangement makes 933-4563 useful for several types of passenger operations. Build the kit as a long station serving a single-track elevated route or divide the platforms to create shorter double-track station areas. Additional kits can extend the platforms when modeling a larger commuter terminal or high-capacity urban transit stop.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Urban Railroad Scene

The Elevated Commuter Station is a natural addition to Walthers Stations & Depots and Walthers Cornerstone bridges and infrastructure. Pairing passenger facilities with elevated track, retaining walls, streets, and surrounding buildings can create a convincing urban transportation corridor where railroad and highway activity share limited city space.

Surround the station with Walthers Cornerstone commercial and city buildings to develop a dense downtown neighborhood, or add Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures along the adjoining railroad right-of-way. The station's retaining walls also coordinate with other components in the Cornerstone Urban Road & Rail Overpass series for building a larger elevated railroad scene.

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