train station
Platform waiting area
A train station is a place where passenger trains stop to let people board and disembark.
Stations range from simple platforms with a shelter to grand urban terminals.
The term is interchangeable with railway station (British) or railroad station (American), though train station has become the most common in everyday speech: I'll meet you at the train station.
Raised flat structure
- tracksMarks showing passage
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- timetableArranged list of events
- departure boardScreen showing outgoing transport times
conductor · signal · locomotive · carriage · whistle · loudspeaker · information board · ticket window
Busiest commuting period
- commutersDaily work travelers
- daily grindWearisome regular routine
- season ticketPrepaid ongoing admission
- timetableArranged list of events
delay · overcrowding · platform · standing room · straphanger · morning routine · sardine can · public transport
Act of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- destinationIntended arrival point
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
luggage · passengers · reunion · sendoff · ticket · journey · homecoming · layover
Arched overhead interior surfaces
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- ironworkObjects shaped from heated metal
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
clock tower · ticket hall · concourse · art deco · beaux-arts · neo-gothic · stained glass · balustrades
platform
Raised flat structure
- tracksMarks showing passage
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- timetableArranged list of events
departure board · conductor · signal · locomotive · carriage · whistle · loudspeaker · information board · ticket window · waiting room
rush hour
Busiest commuting period
- commutersDaily work travelers
- daily grindWearisome regular routine
- season ticketPrepaid ongoing admission
timetable · delay · overcrowding · platform · standing room · straphanger · morning routine · sardine can · public transport · peak hours
departure
Act of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- destinationIntended arrival point
- farewellLeave-taking expression
itinerary · luggage · passengers · reunion · sendoff · ticket · journey · homecoming · layover · connection
vaulted ceilings
Arched overhead interior surfaces
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- ironworkObjects shaped from heated metal
facade · clock tower · ticket hall · concourse · art deco · beaux-arts · neo-gothic · stained glass · balustrades · masonry
- busy placesmarketplace, airport, hospital, school, mall
- compound nounscoffee table, kitchen table, bus stop, fire truck, police car
- public transitbus, subway, metro, tram, trolley
- city livingapartment, subway, commute, high-rise, skyscraper
- historic buildingsfarmhouse, heritage building, landmark, cottage, manor
- stationsworkstation, waystation, substation, firehouse, depot
train stationairport
Aviation passenger facility
seaport · ferry terminal · harbor · spaceport · cruise terminal
station, train, trains, stationary, stations, stationed, stationery, stationing, stationmaster