Proposal for vertical stations in city centres

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From http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/02/tech/catch-a-train-from-the-sky/index.html?

For decades, skyscrapers have served as iconic symbols of national pride or flashy trophies of corporate wealth, reshaping the skyline of the world's major urban centers. Perhaps in the future, the high-rise superstructures could also help revolutionize the way we travel.

However

Of course, there are a number of limitations to the project -- the proposal deals only with stations designed to accommodate city by city travel, not to mention efficiency issues around loading trains in high volume terminals and connecting train routes.

There are quite a few other difficult technical issues to resolve too ...