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train departs from Earl's Court tube station. - The typical grand edifice of Broad Street station (London) in London (demolished 1986). in Paris, recognizable with its clock tower.A
train station or
railway station (also called a
railroad stationhttp://www.infovisual.info/05/048_en.html,
rail stationhttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/stationsandinterchanges/2351.aspx,
depothttp://www.answers.com/depot&r=67 or commonly in the UK
stationhttp://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/765.aspx) is a facility at which
passengers may board and alight from trains and/or
good (accounting) may be loaded or unloadedhttp://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/b/bishopsgate_goods_station/index.shtml. A station usually consists of at least one building for passengers (and possibly goods) plus other installations associated with the functioning of the railway or railroadhttp://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r060.html. A station without buildings may be a
Train station#Halts in UK usage, or
stop in US usage. In the United States, a station is technically distinguished from a depot in that a station is a designated stop, with or without a depot.
Early stations were sometimes built with both passenger and goods facilities; though a number of railway lines were goods only or passenger only, and if a line was dual purpose, there would often be a goods depot apart from the passenger stationhttp://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0066-622X(1961)4%3C63%3ATIOTER%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q. Dual purpose stations can sometimes still be found today, though in many cases goods facilities are restricted to major stations. Stations are sited either adjacent to a railway line, or at the end of one (in which case they are said to form the terminal station of the line). Usually raised railway platform are present to allow passengers to access trains easily and safely. Platforms may be connected by Subway (underpass),
footbridges, or
level crossings; passenger facilities such as shelter, Ticket (admission) sales and Bench (furniture) can be found on the platforms or (at larger stations, where buildings exist) in the station's public buildingshttp://www.netherlandsrailways.co.uk/NS%20Station%20Furniture.htm.
As well as providing services for passengers and loading facilities for goods, stations often had locomotive and rolling stock depots (which usually had facilities for storing and refuelling locomotives and rolling stock and carrying out minor repair jobs). In North America, a railway station that is jointly used by several
rail transport companies is sometimes called a union station, or an interchange station. Stations co-located with other transport systems such as
trams and buses may also be referred to as interchangeshttp://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/bus/chorley_interchange/chorley.asp, as may stations offering both metro/subway and heavy-rail services.
Development
railway station,
Manchester. Opened in 1830, it is the oldest surviving railway station in the world.'s modern
TGV station.The first stations resembled
tram stops, with little in the way of buildings or amenities. The first stations in the modern sense were on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, opened in
1830http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/transport/rail-stations.html. Today Manchester's
Liverpool Road Station is preserved as part of the
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. It resembles a row of
Georgian architecture houses.
In rural and remote communities across Canada and the United States passengers wanting to board the train had to flag the train down in order for it to stop. Such stations were known as "Flag stops" or "Flag stations".
Many stations — unsurprisingly — date from the 19th century and reflect the architecture of the time, grand in scale and size, lending prestige to the city as well as to railway operationshttp://www.swissinfo.org/eng/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=5050460. Countries where railways arrived later may still have such architecture, as later stations often imitated 19th century styles.
Various forms of architecture have been used in the construction of railway stations, from those boasting grand and intricate almost
Baroque or Gothic (architecture)-style edifices, to more stark utilitarian or modernism styles. Stations in Europe followed British designs, and were in some countries, like
Italy, financed by English railway companies http://members.aol.com/Zacarious1/his.italy.html.
Stations built more recently often have a similar feel to airports, with a cold and plain abstract style. Examples of modern stations include those on newer high-speed rail networks, such as the
Shinkansen in
Japan,
TGV lines in France, Berlin's new
Berlin Hauptbahnhof station, or
InterCityExpress lines in Germany.
United Kingdom boasts a new modern rail terminus at
Waterloo station, the end-point for the
Eurostar Channel Tunnel rail services to France and
Belgium. This station will cease to be the Eurostar terminal when the new
St Pancras railway station, connected to the high-speed
Channel Tunnel rail link, opens in 2007.
Terminus stations
,
Germany.A
terminus or terminal station refers to the termination of the railway line or service at that point. All Railway platform may be accessed without having to cross the
rail tracks. This may not be true if the station yard lies behind the passenger station, but in this case the station may not strictly be regarded as a terminus.
The largest and most famous rail terminal in the
United States is Grand Central Terminal in
New York City, USA. Often major cities, such as London, Boston,
Paris or Milan will have one or more termini, rather than routes straight through the city. Train journeys through such cities often require alternative transport (metro, bus or
taxicab) from one terminus to the other. Some cities, including New York, have both situations.
Chicago has four major rail terminals presently in service, of which only one provides
Amtrak intercity service (see
Rail stations of Chicago).
A terminus is usually the final destination of
trains serving the station, but this is not always the case. Where the terminus is an intermediate point on a train's itinerary, the train must leave in the reverse direction from that of its arrival. There are several ways the train may be reversed: the railway operator may use a
multiple unit, or push-pull train which can operate in either direction; use two locomotives, one at each end; or the locomotive which brought the train into the station must detach from its train and either 'run around' to the other end of the formation or be replaced at the other end by another locomotive, which takes the train out.
, one of the six terminus stations of
Paris.All of
Chicago's Metra trains reverse direction in their downtown termini, either by means of push-pull or electric multiple units; Den Haag Centraal,
Netherlands uses multiple unit at night only;
Antwerpen-Centraal railway station,
Belgium has a locomotive at one end and a passenger car with driver's cabin car at the other; while
Eastbourne railway station reverses trains running from
Lewes railway station to
Hastings railway station and vice-versa.
Some stations may operate a reverse service, even though the station is not a terminal, such as Redhill railway station, for trains from Gatwick Airport railway station to Reading railway station; and Konstanz Bahnhof, for trains to and from Germany as well as trains to and from Schaffhausen in
Switzerland.
Station facilities
, EnglandRailway stations usually include either ticket booths, or
Vending machine#ticket machine. Ticket sales may also be combined with customer service desks or convenience stores. Many stations include some form of convenience store. Larger stations usually have fast-food or restaurant facilities. In some countries, such stations also have a bar (establishment), or pub. Other station facilities include:
toilets, left-luggage,
Lost and found,
public transport timetables, luggage carts, waiting rooms, taxi ranks and bus bays. Larger or manned stations tend to have a greater range of facilities. A most basic station might only have platforms, though it would still be distinguished from a
halt, a stopping or halting place that may not even have platforms.,In many
African and South American countries, stations are used as a place for public markets and other informal business. This is especially true on tourist routes or stations near
tourist destinations as souvenirs can be made and sold to "wealthy" visitors to the county.
Configurations of railway stations
See also railway station layouts in East Sussex,
England serves trains passing through the station. Passengers reach the island platform (on right) by a pedestrian footbridge.In addition to the basic configuration of a railway station, various features set certain types of station apart. The first is the
Rail transport#Level. Stations are often sited where a road crosses the railway: unless the crossing is a
level crossing, the road and railway will be at different levels. The platforms will often be raised or lowered relative to the station entrance: the station buildings may be on either level, or both. The other arrangement, where the station entrance and platforms are on the same level, is also common, but is perhaps rarer in urban areas, except when the station is a terminus. Elevated stations are more common, not including metro stations. Stations located at level crossings can be problematic if the train blocks the roadway while it stops, causing drivers to wait for an extended period of time.
An unusual configuration is where the station serves railway lines at differing levels. This may be due to the station's situation at a point where two lines cross (example: Berlin Hauptbahnhof), or may be to provide separate station capacity for two types of service, e.g. intercity and suburban (example: Paris Gare de Lyon or Philadelphia's 30th Street Station), or simply two different destinations.
Stations may also be classified on the layout of the platforms. Apart from single-track lines, the most basic arrangement is a pair of railway tracks for the two directions; but even there there is a basic choice of an island platform between the tracks, or two separate platforms outside the tracks. With more tracks, the possibilities expand.
Some stations have unusual platform layouts, due to space constraints of the station location, or the alignment of the railway lines. Examples include staggered platforms, such as
Tutbury and Hatton railway station on the Derby - Crewe line, and curved stations (and platforms), such as Cheadle Hulme railway station on the Macclesfield to Manchester Line.
Stops
During a journey, the term
station stop may be used in announcements, to differentiate a halt during which passengers may alight, from a halt for another reason, such as a locomotive change.
A
railway stop is a spot along a
railway line, where
passengers can board and exit the train; US usage is
flag stop.The term station stop is used to differentiate a stop for a station from a stop for another reason, such as an engine change or a flag stop, which is usually between two
railway station or at a seldom-used station.
While a junction or interlocking usually divides two or more
railway lines or routes, and thus has remotely or locally operated
railway signal, a station stop does not. A station stop usually does not have any other tracks than the main tracks, and no railroad switch, although many exceptions exist where a station stop is within
interlocking limits.
===Halts===A
halt, in railway parlance, is a small railway
station, usually unstaffed and with few facilities. Despite the name, trains only halt there "on request"; i.e. when a passenger on the platform indicates that they wish to board, or a passenger on the train informs the crew that they wish to alight.
In the
United Kingdom most, if still in existence, have had the word
halt removed from their title in recent years.
Where the description is still used (verbally, if not actually on the station signs) it is usually a station served by public services but not available for use by the general public, being accessible only by persons travelling to/from an associated factory (e.g. IBM railway station), military base (e.g.
Lympstone Commando railway station) or railway yard.
Accessibility
Accessibility for people with disabilities is important in station design and mandated by law in some countries. Considerations include: elevator or ramp access to all platforms, matching platform height to train floors, making wheelchair lifts available when platforms do not match vehicle floors, accessible toilets and pay phones, audible station announcements, safety measures such as tactile marking of platform edges.
Largest and busiest stations
is the world's tallest railway station building. is Europe's busiest station.The world's busiest station, in terms of daily passenger throughput, is
Shinjuku Station in Tokyo,
Japanhttp://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/machines_and_engineering/building_the_biggest/busiest_railway/index.shtml.
Ikebukuro Station, just minutes away, is the world's second-busiest.
The
Gare du Nord, in Paris, is the world's third-busiest and Europe's busiest.
The world's largest station, in terms of floor area, is Nagoya Station in Nagoya,
Japanhttp://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/nagoya_station.htm.
However, the Nagoya Station complex incorporates two office towers and an underground shopping concourse, so the railway terminal itself is not large in comparison to others. Its title of world's largest station complex building will be soon lost to London Bridge station.
Shinjuku Station is the second largest.
In terms of platform capacity, the world's largest station is Grand Central Terminal in New York City, United States http://grandcentralterminal.com/pages/getpage.aspx?id=D5951371-A00A-49AC-8ED6-4542CB719A69.
The Shanghai South Railway Station, opened in June 2006, has the world's largest circular transparent roofhttp://english.people.com.cn/200606/26/eng20060626_277464.html.
Berlin Hauptbahnhof, opened May 2006, is Europe's largest stationhttp://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2032338,00.html.
Clapham Junction, in South London is the busiest in terms of Rail Traffic with, at peak times, a train every 13 seconds.
Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER), in the centre of Paris, is the world's largest underground stationhttp://www.ratp.fr/common/ressources/concertation_p1.pdf.
See also
References
External links
- A comprehensive technical article about stations from Railway Technical Web Pages
- Railway stations of the world
train departs from
Earl's Court tube station. - The typical grand edifice of Broad Street station (London) in London (demolished 1986). in Paris, recognizable with its clock tower.A
train station or
railway station (also called a
railroad stationhttp://www.infovisual.info/05/048_en.html,
rail stationhttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/stationsandinterchanges/2351.aspx,
depothttp://www.answers.com/depot&r=67 or commonly in the UK
stationhttp://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/765.aspx) is a facility at which
passengers may board and alight from
trains and/or good (accounting) may be loaded or unloadedhttp://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/b/bishopsgate_goods_station/index.shtml. A station usually consists of at least one building for passengers (and possibly goods) plus other installations associated with the functioning of the railway or railroadhttp://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r060.html. A station without buildings may be a Train station#Halts in UK usage, or
stop in US usage. In the United States, a station is technically distinguished from a depot in that a station is a designated stop, with or without a depot.
Early stations were sometimes built with both passenger and goods facilities; though a number of railway lines were goods only or passenger only, and if a line was dual purpose, there would often be a goods depot apart from the passenger stationhttp://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0066-622X(1961)4%3C63%3ATIOTER%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q. Dual purpose stations can sometimes still be found today, though in many cases goods facilities are restricted to major stations. Stations are sited either adjacent to a railway line, or at the end of one (in which case they are said to form the
terminal station of the line). Usually raised
railway platform are present to allow passengers to access trains easily and safely. Platforms may be connected by Subway (underpass), footbridges, or level crossings; passenger facilities such as
shelter,
Ticket (admission) sales and Bench (furniture) can be found on the platforms or (at larger stations, where buildings exist) in the station's public buildingshttp://www.netherlandsrailways.co.uk/NS%20Station%20Furniture.htm.
As well as providing services for passengers and loading facilities for goods, stations often had locomotive and rolling stock depots (which usually had facilities for storing and refuelling locomotives and rolling stock and carrying out minor repair jobs). In North America, a railway station that is jointly used by several
rail transport companies is sometimes called a union station, or an interchange station. Stations co-located with other transport systems such as
trams and
buses may also be referred to as interchangeshttp://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/bus/chorley_interchange/chorley.asp, as may stations offering both metro/subway and heavy-rail services.
Development
railway station,
Manchester. Opened in 1830, it is the oldest surviving railway station in the world.'s modern
TGV station.The first stations resembled tram stops, with little in the way of buildings or amenities. The first stations in the modern sense were on the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway, opened in
1830http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/transport/rail-stations.html. Today
Manchester's
Liverpool Road Station is preserved as part of the
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. It resembles a row of Georgian architecture houses.
In rural and remote communities across
Canada and the United States passengers wanting to board the train had to flag the train down in order for it to stop. Such stations were known as "Flag stops" or "Flag stations".
Many stations — unsurprisingly — date from the 19th century and reflect the architecture of the time, grand in scale and size, lending prestige to the city as well as to railway operationshttp://www.swissinfo.org/eng/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=5050460. Countries where railways arrived later may still have such architecture, as later stations often imitated 19th century styles.
Various forms of architecture have been used in the construction of railway stations, from those boasting grand and intricate almost Baroque or
Gothic (architecture)-style edifices, to more stark
utilitarian or modernism styles. Stations in Europe followed British designs, and were in some countries, like
Italy, financed by English railway companies http://members.aol.com/Zacarious1/his.italy.html.
Stations built more recently often have a similar feel to airports, with a cold and plain abstract style. Examples of modern stations include those on newer
high-speed rail networks, such as the
Shinkansen in Japan,
TGV lines in
France, Berlin's new
Berlin Hauptbahnhof station, or InterCityExpress lines in Germany.
United Kingdom boasts a new modern rail terminus at Waterloo station, the end-point for the Eurostar
Channel Tunnel rail services to France and
Belgium. This station will cease to be the Eurostar terminal when the new
St Pancras railway station, connected to the high-speed Channel Tunnel rail link, opens in 2007.
Terminus stations
, Germany.A
terminus or terminal station refers to the termination of the railway line or service at that point. All
Railway platform may be accessed without having to cross the
rail tracks. This may not be true if the station yard lies behind the passenger station, but in this case the station may not strictly be regarded as a terminus.
The largest and most famous rail terminal in the United States is Grand Central Terminal in
New York City, USA. Often major cities, such as
London,
Boston,
Paris or Milan will have one or more termini, rather than routes straight through the city. Train journeys through such cities often require alternative transport (
metro, bus or taxicab) from one terminus to the other. Some cities, including New York, have both situations. Chicago has four major rail terminals presently in service, of which only one provides Amtrak intercity service (see
Rail stations of Chicago).
A terminus is usually the final destination of
trains serving the station, but this is not always the case. Where the terminus is an intermediate point on a train's itinerary, the train must leave in the reverse direction from that of its arrival. There are several ways the train may be reversed: the railway operator may use a multiple unit, or
push-pull train which can operate in either direction; use two locomotives, one at each end; or the locomotive which brought the train into the station must detach from its train and either 'run around' to the other end of the formation or be replaced at the other end by another locomotive, which takes the train out.
, one of the six terminus stations of
Paris.All of Chicago's
Metra trains reverse direction in their downtown termini, either by means of push-pull or electric multiple units; Den Haag Centraal,
Netherlands uses multiple unit at night only; Antwerpen-Centraal railway station, Belgium has a locomotive at one end and a passenger car with driver's
cabin car at the other; while
Eastbourne railway station reverses trains running from Lewes railway station to Hastings railway station and vice-versa.
Some stations may operate a reverse service, even though the station is not a terminal, such as
Redhill railway station, for trains from
Gatwick Airport railway station to
Reading railway station; and Konstanz Bahnhof, for trains to and from Germany as well as trains to and from Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
Station facilities
, EnglandRailway stations usually include either ticket booths, or
Vending machine#ticket machine. Ticket sales may also be combined with customer service desks or
convenience stores. Many stations include some form of convenience store. Larger stations usually have fast-food or
restaurant facilities. In some countries, such stations also have a bar (establishment), or pub. Other station facilities include:
toilets, left-luggage, Lost and found,
public transport timetables, luggage carts,
waiting rooms, taxi ranks and bus bays. Larger or manned stations tend to have a greater range of facilities. A most basic station might only have platforms, though it would still be distinguished from a
halt, a stopping or halting place that may not even have platforms.,In many African and
South American countries, stations are used as a place for public markets and other informal business. This is especially true on tourist routes or stations near
tourist destinations as souvenirs can be made and sold to "wealthy" visitors to the county.
Configurations of railway stations
See also railway station layouts in East Sussex, England serves trains passing through the station. Passengers reach the island platform (on right) by a pedestrian footbridge.In addition to the basic configuration of a railway station, various features set certain types of station apart. The first is the
Rail transport#Level. Stations are often sited where a road crosses the railway: unless the crossing is a
level crossing, the road and railway will be at different levels. The platforms will often be raised or lowered relative to the station entrance: the station buildings may be on either level, or both. The other arrangement, where the station entrance and platforms are on the same level, is also common, but is perhaps rarer in urban areas, except when the station is a terminus. Elevated stations are more common, not including metro stations. Stations located at level crossings can be problematic if the train blocks the roadway while it stops, causing drivers to wait for an extended period of time.
An unusual configuration is where the station serves railway lines at differing levels. This may be due to the station's situation at a point where two lines cross (example: Berlin Hauptbahnhof), or may be to provide separate station capacity for two types of service, e.g. intercity and suburban (example:
Paris Gare de Lyon or Philadelphia's 30th Street Station), or simply two different destinations.
Stations may also be classified on the layout of the platforms. Apart from single-track lines, the most basic arrangement is a pair of railway tracks for the two directions; but even there there is a basic choice of an island platform between the tracks, or two separate platforms outside the tracks. With more tracks, the possibilities expand.
Some stations have unusual platform layouts, due to space constraints of the station location, or the alignment of the railway lines. Examples include staggered platforms, such as Tutbury and Hatton railway station on the Derby - Crewe line, and curved stations (and platforms), such as
Cheadle Hulme railway station on the Macclesfield to Manchester Line.
Stops
During a journey, the term
station stop may be used in announcements, to differentiate a halt during which passengers may alight, from a halt for another reason, such as a locomotive change.
A
railway stop is a spot along a
railway line, where
passengers can board and exit the train; US usage is
flag stop.The term station stop is used to differentiate a stop for a station from a stop for another reason, such as an engine change or a flag stop, which is usually between two
railway station or at a seldom-used station.
While a junction or
interlocking usually divides two or more
railway lines or routes, and thus has remotely or locally operated
railway signal, a station stop does not. A station stop usually does not have any other tracks than the main tracks, and no
railroad switch, although many exceptions exist where a station stop is within interlocking limits.
===Halts===A
halt, in railway parlance, is a small
railway station, usually unstaffed and with few facilities. Despite the name, trains only halt there "on request"; i.e. when a passenger on the platform indicates that they wish to board, or a passenger on the train informs the crew that they wish to alight.
In the United Kingdom most, if still in existence, have had the word
halt removed from their title in recent years.
Where the description is still used (verbally, if not actually on the station signs) it is usually a station served by public services but not available for use by the general public, being accessible only by persons travelling to/from an associated factory (e.g. IBM railway station), military base (e.g.
Lympstone Commando railway station) or railway yard.
Accessibility
Accessibility for people with disabilities is important in station design and mandated by law in some countries. Considerations include: elevator or ramp access to all platforms, matching platform height to train floors, making wheelchair lifts available when platforms do not match vehicle floors, accessible toilets and pay phones, audible station announcements, safety measures such as tactile marking of platform edges.
Largest and busiest stations
is the world's tallest railway station building. is Europe's busiest station.The world's busiest station, in terms of daily passenger throughput, is Shinjuku Station in
Tokyo,
Japanhttp://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/machines_and_engineering/building_the_biggest/busiest_railway/index.shtml.
Ikebukuro Station, just minutes away, is the world's second-busiest.
The
Gare du Nord, in
Paris, is the world's third-busiest and Europe's busiest.
The world's largest station, in terms of floor area, is Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japanhttp://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/nagoya_station.htm.
However, the Nagoya Station complex incorporates two office towers and an underground shopping concourse, so the railway terminal itself is not large in comparison to others. Its title of world's largest station complex building will be soon lost to
London Bridge station.
Shinjuku Station is the second largest.
In terms of platform capacity, the world's largest station is
Grand Central Terminal in
New York City, United States http://grandcentralterminal.com/pages/getpage.aspx?id=D5951371-A00A-49AC-8ED6-4542CB719A69.
The Shanghai South Railway Station, opened in June 2006, has the world's largest circular transparent roofhttp://english.people.com.cn/200606/26/eng20060626_277464.html.
Berlin Hauptbahnhof, opened May 2006, is Europe's largest stationhttp://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2032338,00.html.
Clapham Junction, in South
London is the busiest in terms of Rail Traffic with, at peak times, a train every 13 seconds.
Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER), in the centre of
Paris, is the world's largest underground stationhttp://www.ratp.fr/common/ressources/concertation_p1.pdf.
See also
References
External links
- A comprehensive technical article about stations from Railway Technical Web Pages
- Railway stations of the world
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