rail station

collocation in English

meaningsofrailandstation

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rail
noun
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/
the system of transport that ...
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station
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/
a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on ...
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(Definition ofrailandstationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The whole front of therailstationwas decorated, and printed foils were placed on the floor directly below each sound shower.
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The installation brought added activity into therailstation, and additional business to the various retailers and businesses located in the area.
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It has a mainlinerailstationby its front entrance.
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The nearestrailstationis 20 miles away.
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It is a national accreditation scheme recognising set standards of good practice inrailstation, staff and passenger security.
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The localrailstationis very small.
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The site is adjacent to the formerrailstation; the building remains in place and is in use as the local historical society rail museum.
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Nearby the other stadium the away supporters go from the (separate)railstationin a tube to the away stand.
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It is, similarly, a superblock composed of nine normal city blocks clustered around a lightrailstationand a central open space.
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Hatherley survives the fall but passes out in the rose-bushes, coming to hours later by a hedge near therailstation.
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In away matches supporters arrive and depart via thisrailstation.
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At the time of its construction, it was the tallestrailstationin the world.
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In 2000, the first plan was conceived to utilise this area as a biggerrailstation.
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Chaksikandar is the nearestrailstationat 1.5 km south of the village.
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The building had an exterior bridge connecting the nearbyrailstationwith the post office, which occupied the entire first two floors.
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It had its own farmlands, livestock,railstation, and post office.
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The localrailstationwas closed amid budget cuts in 1978.
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The nearestrailstationis about 2 km away.
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Therailstationwas repaired in this year as well.
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While the building is historically arailstation, it had been converted into a warehouse and storage facility by the late 1970s.
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