Definition

1. Noun:
   • A terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods: A building or set of facilities where trains regularly stop on a railway line to allow passengers to get on and off or to load and unload freight.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We waited at the railroad station for the train to arrive.
  • The old railroad station has been converted into a museum.
  • The package was shipped from the main railroad station in the city.

Advanced Usage

• "to be like a railroad station": An idiom describing a place that is very busy with people coming and going constantly.
  • My house was like a railroad station this weekend with all the visitors.

Variants and Related Words

• Railway station (n): The British English equivalent of "railroad station."
  • He arrived at the railway station in London.
• Train station (n): A common, more general synonym.
  • Let's meet at the train station at noon.
• Depot (n): Can sometimes be used for a railroad station, especially a smaller one or for freight.
  • The freight depot is on the east side of town.
• Terminal (n): A major station at the end of a railway line.
  • Grand Central Terminal is a famous railroad station in New York.

Synonyms

• Terminal: A station at the end of a transportation line.
• Depot: A place for the storage or shipment of goods or a station for public transportation.

Related Phrases

• Railroad station master: The person in charge of a railroad station.
  • The railroad station master announced the delay.

Related Idioms

• "To meet someone at the station": To greet someone upon their arrival by train.
  • I'll meet you at the station when your train gets in.

Noun

1. terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods