railway station
Platform with tracks
A railway station is a place where trains stop to pick up and drop off passengers, typically featuring platforms, ticket facilities, and waiting areas.
In American English, the terms train station or railroad station are more common: We'll meet you at the railway station at noon.
Rail engine burning fuel for motion
- Victorian architectureOrnate 1800s building style
- ticket boothSales point for admission
- ironworkObjects shaped from heated metal
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
restoration · signal box · waiting room · colonial era · industrial revolution · branch line · ornate ceiling · cast iron
Screen showing outgoing transport times
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- journeyTravel from place to place
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
locomotive · express train · reservation · boarding · destination · waving goodbye · sendoff · last call
Space for anticipating service
- ticket counterStation for purchasing fares
- restroomsPublic toilet facilities
- lockersSecure storage compartments
- vending machinesUnmanned automated retail devices
newsstand · lost and found · benches · information booth · café · kiosk · ATM · left luggage
Arranged list of events
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- commuter trainMass transit for workers
- smart cardMicroprocessor-embedded ID plastic
- card readerDevice reading encoded strips
turnstile · express · local · season ticket · peak hours · monthly pass · suburban · standing room
Open gathering area
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- tracksMarks showing passage
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- junctionPoint where things meet
connections · main hall · terminus · information desk · signage · arrivals · departures · transfer
steam locomotive
Rail engine burning fuel for motion
- Victorian architectureOrnate 1800s building style
- ticket boothSales point for admission
- ironworkObjects shaped from heated metal
preservation · restoration · signal box · waiting room · colonial era · industrial revolution · branch line · ornate ceiling · cast iron · listed building
departure board
Screen showing outgoing transport times
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- journeyTravel from place to place
whistle · locomotive · express train · reservation · boarding · destination · waving goodbye · sendoff · last call · final boarding
waiting room
Space for anticipating service
- ticket counterStation for purchasing fares
- restroomsPublic toilet facilities
- lockersSecure storage compartments
vending machines · newsstand · lost and found · benches · information booth · café · kiosk · ATM · left luggage · staffroom
timetable
Arranged list of events
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- commuter trainMass transit for workers
- smart cardMicroprocessor-embedded ID plastic
card reader · turnstile · express · local · season ticket · peak hours · monthly pass · suburban · standing room · overcrowding
concourse
Open gathering area
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- tracksMarks showing passage
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
junction · connections · main hall · terminus · information desk · signage · arrivals · departures · transfer · crossroads
ticketing
Issuing entry passes
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- conductorOne who directs musicians
carriage · sleeper · coach · baggage · destination · intercity · express · journey · passenger · first class
- railway infrastructuretracks, rails, depot, terminus, junction
- Soviet Architectureprefab housing, Seven Sisters, brutalism, housing estates, concrete blocks
- Twickenhamhistoric town, suburban district
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- rail traveltrain, trains, train car, train ticket, platforms
railway stationairport
Aviation passenger facility
bus terminal · bus station · seaport · harbor · ferry terminal
station, rail, platform, railroad, railway, stations, railcar, railroading, railwayman