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The purpose of this study is to examine the architectural significance of the concept of ‘Seamless Journey’ in US Railway Station Planning Guidelines. This is an attempt to improve the Korean Railroad Planning Guidelines. To this end, this study examined the characteristics of the traffic space and the meaning of the continuous experience of railway architecture. And, looked at the concept of seamless journey used in the design guidelines of the American railway station and its application. The comparative analysis of the UK guidelines also identifies the significance of the sequential experience in railway station design. As a result, the architectural meaning of seamless journey in the US guidelines can be explained as follows. First, the railway station is recognized as a human-centered experience space. Second, railway station design should be part of the continual experience of the journey. Third, all environmental factors are the objects of design to architecturally reflect the value of continuous experience.