Utrecht train station has slide for travellers in a hurry
HIK Ontwerpers have designed and installed a slide at the Overvecht railway station (1995) in Utrecht as part of a beautification plan of the area. Hemubo Betontechniek built it this year.
Everybody is reporting that the official name is a ‘transport transfer accelerator’, but HIK themselves call it a ‘real slide’.
Here it is in action:
(Photo: HIK Ontwerpers. Video: NOS. Link: The Pop-Up City)
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Transfer accelerator is what I heard in the report…
Comment by dersk — July 23, 2011 @ 1:15 pm
When you’re right, you’re right. :-) I corrected the posting. Thanks!
Comment by Branko Collin — July 23, 2011 @ 1:53 pm
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A really good idea. However, the slide should not have ended at the floor. It’s awkward to get up from that position. Most slides allow a kid to stand at the end by being a foot or two off the floor.
Comment by Rae — June 3, 2016 @ 2:16 am