station
n. countablen. a place where trains or buses stop so people can get on and off. It can also mean a building where people do a specific job, like a police station.
n. a designated stopping place for public transport vehicles, or a building equipped for a specific service or activity.
I will meet you at the train station at five o'clock.
The fire station is located just two blocks away from the main hospital to ensure quick response times.
While the central station serves as a major transit hub, several smaller stops along the periphery provide essential access for the city's growing suburban population.
From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), στάσις (stásis), Old English standan (whence English stand).
Commonly used in compound nouns such as 'gas station', 'radio station', or 'polling station'.