Aninfill station (sometimesin-fill station) is atrain station built on an existingpassenger rail,rapid transit, orlight rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train service and encourage new riders by providing a more convenient location. Many older transit systems have widely spaced stations and can benefit from infill stations.[1] In some cases, new infill stations are built at sites where a station had once existed many years ago, for example theCermak–McCormick Place station on theChicago 'L''sGreen Line.
Stations between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge (except Ruislip) were open gradually to stimulate development around the area (1900s - 1910s)
London Midland and Scottish Railway quadrupled the tracks between Barking and Upminster which enabled several stations to be built on the local line (1930s)
^Freemark, Yonah (2008-09-08)."With Infill Stations, Older Transit Agencies Extend Their Reach".Destination:Freedom. Archived fromthe original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved2008-09-09.The advantages of infill stations result from the fact that people are simply more likely to use transit when they're closer to it — and from the fact that the older transit systems in many cities have widely spaced stations that are under-serving potentially significant markets.
^"2019年春ダイヤ改正(3月16日【土曜日】)" [Timetable Revisions for Spring 2019 (March 16 【Saturday】)](PDF). West Japan Railway Company. 2018-12-14. Retrieved2018-12-14.