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passenger station
passenger station
Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.
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baggage lockers
Metal compartments for keeping luggage temporarily for a small fee.
platform edge
Zone along the edge of the platform, usually demarcated by a safety line.
platform number
baggage room
Counter where passengers leave their baggage to be taken to the train’s baggage car, if it has one.
luggage
parcels office
Courier-service wicket for sending envelopes and packages to be dispatched by train.
passenger train
Set of cars coupled together and pulled along tracks by a locomotive.
passenger platform
Area alongside the tracks for passengers to embark and disembark trains.
booking hall
Large space for passengers and the public at large housing the various services of the station, such as ticket sales, information counter and shops.
indicator board
Panel showing the destination and the configuration of the train, such as type and numbering of cars.
glassed roof
Large glassed surface forming the walls and roof.
office
Workplace of the employees managing the station.
track
A pair of parallel rails laid end to end and on which trains run.
railroad track
platform entrance
Area leading to the platforms, sometimes reserved for passengers who have valid tickets.
ticket collector
Person checking that passengers’ tickets correspond to their destinations.
schedules
Grid showing the departure and arrival times of the trains, their number and their destination or point of departure.
destination
Name of the last station where the train stops at the end of its route.
departure time indicator
baggage cart
Four-wheeled handcart available to passengers for transporting baggage inside the station.
luggage
metal structure
Set of metal components comprising the skeleton of a building and supporting its roof; here, the roof is made of glass.