Spanish word

estación

Pronunciation

IPA/estaˈθjon/

Meaning

  • feminine nountrain station, station

Example

¿Dónde está la estación de tren más cercana?

Where is the nearest train station?

Illustration for estación (train station)

More examples

Compré el billete en la estación de metro antes de entrar.

I bought the ticket at the metro station before getting on.

Core concept

Transport hub with tracks, platforms, signage, and passenger services where trains stop to pick up and drop off travelers.

Common phrases

  • estación de tren

    train station

  • estación de metro

    metro station

  • estación de autobuses

    bus station

Similar words

andén: Designated platform area alongside rails for passengers to get on and off trains.
parada: Stop point for buses or streetcars marked by a sign or shelter where vehicles halt briefly.
terminal: End-point or central hub handling numerous routes and high passenger volumes.
vía: Set of rails forming the path that trains run on.

Definition in Spanish

Lugar o edificio donde llegan y salen trenes o autobuses, con andenes y servicios para pasajeros.

Word origin

From Latin statio 'standing place', estación denotes a location where people or vehicles stop and the word becomes the standard term for train and bus stations in modern Spanish.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech 'la estación' often implies a railway station but the meaning depends on context, so the mode (tren, metro, autobús) is commonly added.

Other meanings

  • seasonnoun
  • broadcasting stationnoun
  • terminalnoun

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