noun phrase · neutral
train station
/ˈtreɪn ˌsteɪʃən/TRAIN STAY·tion
Band 5-6speakingtask2task1
a place where trains stop to pick up and drop off passengers
Examples
“Meet me at the train station at 7 p.m.”
“The station is five minutes' walk from my apartment.”
“There are shops inside the train station.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually arrive at the train station half an hour early to avoid the queues and find a seat.”
Collocations
- arrive at the train station
- depart from the train station
Word family
station nounrailway station noun phrasetrain noun
Common mistakes
I took the train station.→I went to / arrived at the train station.
Say it for a higher band
5go to the station→6railway station→7+train station
Synonyms
railway station
Easily confused
railway station
“We waited for him at the railway station.”
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