ABSTRACT
First of all, this paper studies Hefei train station square. Hefei Platform 1, Platform 2, station square and the waiting room were completed and opened in 1951 and the waiting room could accommodate more than 260 passengers. At that time, the station square of Hefei old train station still started with fundamental functions, such as stay, wait and so on. The materials of public facilities were mainly relatively cheap and durable cement and stone. There were no many other facilities and ad posters except wooden flagpoles, basic greening and a small number of stone benches. In order to meet the needs of the position and the function of Hefei, the new railway station in the early 80s improved greatly both form scale and function. The station square became crowded during the day and became splendid in the night. The materials of square ground mainly were marble and granite, which provided a lot of space for stay and wait, and the public facilities were relatively completed. Trash cans, signs, green barriers, chairs, ads, LED signs all had arrangement. But public facilities lacked structure characteristics and most were bought casually. Besides, function and performance is the only measurement, and the specificity of the visual and regional culture were little involved. During this period, the facilities of station square should be in the early stage of starting to think about design. Nowadays, station square is rebuilding completely and both image and function will improve greatly when completed and it both as the characteristics of transportation and assembly.
