metro stop

Underground train platform

A metro stop is a station on an underground or urban rail system where passengers board and exit trains.

The term is common in cities with subway systems called metros: Get off at the next metro stop.

In American usage, metro stop and subway stop are interchangeable, though metro stop predominates in cities like Washington, D.C.

Opposites
transportation mode infrastructure

metro stopferry terminal

Embarkation point for waterborne transit

helipad · airport · cruise port · bus shelter · bus stop

movement vs. stasis on a transit line

metro stopmetro line

Underground rail service path

express route · subway tunnel · track

network position

metro stopterminus

Final destination point

end of the line · central hub · transfer station · depot

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G