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October 08, 2015

Train Station

 Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 069 v.10
      Main Definitions
  1. train station |US| / railway station|US| / station |n| is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.
  2. station |n| a place where passenger trains stop on a railway line, tycally with platforms and buildings.
  3. terminal |n| a big building where people wait to get onto planes, buses, or ships, or where goods are loaded.



     Parts of Train Station
  1. box office / box |n| a box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through a hole in a wall or window, or at a wicket.
  2. departure gate / passageway |n| gate 
    3. where passengers can embark or disembark.
  3. information bureau / information office |n| an office where you can go to get information.
  4. "There had been vague notions of finding an information bureau which may provide her with a list of residential homes and hotels."
  5. "A tourist information office.
  6. platform |n| the raised area between or alongside the tracks of a railroad station, from which the cars of the train are entered.
  7. tourist information office / tourist office |n| an office that supplies information to people who are visiting an area for pleasure or interest, for example advice on things to see, accommodation, etc.
  8. "The ​local ​tourist ​information ​office ​provides a ​free ​map of the ​region."
  9. waiting room |n| a room provided for the use of people who are waiting in a station for a bus or train.
      More Related to Train Station
  1. line |n| a branch or route of a railway sistem.
  2. "The Glasgow to London line."
  3. train |n| a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine.
  4. railway |n| a road composed of parallel steel rails supported by ties and providing a track for locomotive-drawn trains or other wheeled vehicles.
  5. railway signal / signal |n| a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers (engineers in the US). The driver interprets the signal's indication and acts accordingly. Typically, a signal might inform the driver of the speed at which the train may safely proceed or it may instruct the driver to stop.
  6. service disruption |n| a service interruption, allowing not know the traffic control unable to provide estimated departure and arrival times.


  
      Train Station People
  1. information officer |n| a person whose job is to give information to other departments in the same organisation.
  2. ticket seller |n| ticket sellers sell tickets and make reservations for sporting and entertainment venues, tourist attractions and some travel arrangements.
  3. motorman |n| a person who operates an electrified trolley car, tram, light rail, or rapid transit train.
  4. railroad engineer |n| a person who operates a train. The engineer is in charge of and responsible for driving the engine, as well as the mechanical operation of the train, train speed, and all train handling. The use of the term engineer to describe this occupation in North America should not be confused with the usual meaning of engineer, as in someone who engages in design.
  5. signalman |n| a person whose occupation or duty is signaling, as on a railroad or in the army.


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