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Exactly when did it become acceptable to use the term "train station"?

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Instead of "railway station". It's railway station. Period.

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  1. Since trains stop there!


  2. Once again, we have Americans jumping in and make comments. You may well call it a 'train station' over there, but British English usage has always been 'railway station'. And I agree with the answer which says we should not get sidelined by 'bus station'. It is very unfortunate that the usage is now creeping into British English because of the insidious effect of the USA over here - because some people spend so much time watching rubbish American TV shows on the numerous satellite TV stations. Grrrrr. I've even heard the terrible expression used on the BBC. Rant over.

  3. You're a strange guy.

  4. From the oxford dictionary -

    station

      ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚€Â¢ noun 1 a place where passenger trains stop on a railway line, typically with platforms and buildings. 2 a place where a specified activity or service is based: a radar station. 3 a broadcasting company of a specified kind. 4 the place where someone or something stands or is placed for a particular purpose or duty. 5 one’s social rank or position. 6 Austral./NZ a large sheep or cattle farm.

      ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚€Â¢ verb assign to a station.

      ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚€Â” ORIGIN Latin, from stare ‘to stand’.

    Since it is the trains that come to a halt at a station you could be forgiven to say the term 'train station' as railways are the path railtracks go along but railtracks are laid although they have direction they are always fixed in position and could never 'become stationary' at a station

    sorry mate but i side with train stations on this one.

  5. "bus station"?   as in not "road station"?

    Terry, I disagree with your period.

  6. The reason railway companies use the term customer now is that calling someone a passenger implies he or she will complete a successful journey......

  7. Definatly Railway station....

    Whats worse I recently overheard someone asking for a "round trip" ticket to London instead of a return ticket!

    The thin end of the wedge was hammered home when the UK railways started calling passengers..customers!

  8. I totally agree with you.  I do and always have said railway station.

  9. It's train station.  So there.

    At least Mr Sceptic here seems to have developed some sort of personal attraction, so your little snit has not been a total loss.

  10. RailROAD station and stop having your period....

  11. Absolutely correct! It's never acceptable to use the term 'train station'.

    It's only low lifes and ignoramuses who would use this term - and let's not have any logical arguments involving 'bus stations';  Logic doesn't apply here. Railway station is the only acceptable description of a place where one catches a train.

    It's about time people like you and I made a stand over vital issues like this. You, Terry, are a gentleman and a scholar.

    EDIT: I've just seen someone use the term "railroad station" and I've had an attack of the vapours! These colonial types and their crazy talk! Outrageous behaviour.

    New York Grand Central may be a so-called "railroad station", but London Euston most definitely isn't!

  12. 99% of the trains are stationary anyway, so who really cares...?

  13. It is a Railway Station, not Train Station.

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