rail station

Platform with tracks

A rail station is a place where trains stop to pick up and drop off passengers, typically featuring platforms, ticket facilities, and waiting areas.

The term is interchangeable with train station or railway station, with rail station more common in American English and railway station in British: The rail station was crowded with commuters.

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dispatcher · platform · platform number · train schedule · last call · pedestrian bridge · ticketing system · conductor · stationmaster · baggage handling · waiting room · turnstile · lost and found · vending machine · freight terminal · canopy · porter · rush hour

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transportation mode

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Aviation passenger facility

seaport · bus station · ferry terminal · heliport · marina

mobility vs. fixedness

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Rail vehicle or instruct

locomotive · rolling stock · journey · voyage · transit

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station, rail, railroad, railing, railway, railroads, railcar, railings, railroading

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