railroad station
Locomotive passenger hub
A railroad station is a building or platform where trains stop to pick up and discharge passengers and cargo.
Larger stations may include waiting rooms, ticket offices, restaurants, and multiple platforms serving different tracks.
In British English, the term is typically railway station.
Informal usage often shortens it to train station.
We agreed to meet at the railroad station at noon.
Open gathering area
- platformRaised flat structure
- ticketingIssuing entry passes
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
information desk · kiosk · restrooms · newsstand · lost and found · baggage · security · announcement
At the endpoint
- concourseOpen gathering area
- platformRaised flat structure
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
truss · girder · arch · dome · vault · atrium · mezzanine · rotunda
Raised flat structure
- departure boardScreen showing outgoing transport times
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- track numberTrain departure location identifier
- boardingEntering a vehicle
whistle · farewell · goodbyes · luggage · destination · journey · passengers · conductor
One who travels regularly
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- weekdayNon-weekend calendar day
passenger · fare · ticket · turnstile · platform · express · local · timetable
Enclosed rail freight carrier
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- freightGoods being transported
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- railyardTrain staging facility
siding · loading dock · cargo · shipping · container · coupler · caboose · dispatcher
Rail engine burning fuel for motion
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
- golden spikeCompletion marker for railroads
- Victorian eraBritain under its longest-reigning queen
- industrial revolutionRapid economic mechanization period
Pullman car · Orient Express · iron horse · telegraph · ticket booth · Gilded Age · vintage · antique
concourse
Open gathering area
waiting room · information desk · kiosk · restrooms · newsstand · lost and found · baggage · security · announcement · arrivals
terminal
At the endpoint
facade · truss · girder · arch · dome · vault · atrium · mezzanine · rotunda · staircase
platform
Raised flat structure
- departure boardScreen showing outgoing transport times
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- track numberTrain departure location identifier
boarding · whistle · farewell · goodbyes · luggage · destination · journey · passengers · conductor · all aboard
commuter
One who travels regularly
weekday · passenger · fare · ticket · turnstile · platform · express · local · timetable · transit
boxcar
Enclosed rail freight carrier
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- freightGoods being transported
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
railyard · siding · loading dock · cargo · shipping · container · coupler · caboose · dispatcher · signal
steam locomotive
Rail engine burning fuel for motion
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
- golden spikeCompletion marker for railroads
- Victorian eraBritain under its longest-reigning queen
industrial revolution · Pullman car · Orient Express · iron horse · telegraph · ticket booth · Gilded Age · vintage · antique · preservation
- Victorian establishmentsapothecary, boarding house, coffeehouse, general store, gin palace
railroad stationtrain
Rail vehicle or instruct
locomotive · rolling stock · journey · voyage · transit
station, road, rail, railroad, railway, stationary, stationed, stationery, railcar