Collection: Train Book Nook

Train book nooks are wooden DIY kits that recreate a station, a platform or a train car between two books on a shelf. The box is deep and narrow, so the tracks seem to keep going behind the books. The pre-cut, pre-painted wooden pieces slot together without glue, and built-in LEDs light up the platform lanterns and the car windows at night.

In this collection, you'll find the steam station of Time Travel, with its locomotive and big clock face, and the luxury car of Train Mystery, where a murder has just happened. Sakura Densya is a streetcar and Sakura Train Station a small station, both under Japanese cherry blossoms. Fantasy Train Platform, Zero Platform and Magic Platform recreate a wizard platform, Train Repair Station is a locomotive workshop, and Century Train rounds out the collection. The colors range from the wood and brass of old stations to cherry blossom pink and locomotive red.

A train book nook takes a few hours to build, solo or with family, using the illustrated manual. Once it's done, it fits between two books, next to a model train collection or travel books. It makes a great gift for anyone who loves trains, stations and train travel. All our kits are CE certified and recommended for ages 14 and up.

FAQ about Train Book Nook

Which train book nook is the easiest to build?

The easiest is the Zero Platform book nook, a station platform with 158 pieces rated easy. It takes about three hours, even for a first 3D wooden puzzle. Sakura Train Station, a small station with 213 pieces, and Time Travel and Fantasy Train Platform, with 258 pieces each, are intermediate builds: plan on about four hours.

The longest ones are Century Train (313 pieces), Train Mystery (338), Sakura Densya (340), Train Repair Station (414) and Magic Platform (427). They're rated difficult, for people who have built a few kits before.

Who would enjoy a train book nook as a gift?

For a fan of trains, stations and locomotives, whether they collect model trains or simply enjoy traveling by rail. For someone who loves Japan, with the streetcar of Sakura Densya and the station of Sakura Train Station under the cherry blossoms. For a fan of wizard stories, with Fantasy Train Platform and Zero Platform. For a mystery reader, with the train car of Train Mystery.

It's also a project to build with family: one person builds the locomotive, the other the platform, then you place the suitcases and lanterns together.

What are the best train book nooks to build?

Among our best-selling train book nooks, you'll find Sakura Densya and Sakura Train Station.

Sakura Densya is a quiet Japanese town with a railway crossing, a white cat on a little bridge and pink petals on the water: 340 pieces, difficult level, about 5 hours. Sakura Train Station is a Kyoto station in spring, with a green train, two passengers and a little dog on the platform: 213 pieces, intermediate level, about 4 hours. Both are set in Japan in cherry blossom season.

How does a train book nook look like the train keeps going?

It's all in the depth of the box. A train book nook is often 7.1 to 8.7 in deep (18 to 22 cm) and 3.9 to 4.7 in wide (10 to 12 cm). The locomotive sits up front, the platform and the tracks run toward the back, and the back wall is painted to extend the line. Seen from the front, the train looks like it's coming out of the shelf.

The LEDs add to the effect: they light the platform lanterns and the car windows at different depths, like a station at night. Place it at eye level between two books so the perspective works.

Where to buy our Train Book Nook ?

You can purchase your Train Book Nook directly on our website. Payments are secure, and your order will be shipped quickly.
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You can find some Train Book Nook at physical retailers or in large stores, but they are not widely distributed yet. That's why we recommend ordering directly from our website to ensure you get the exact model you want at the best price.