union station

noun

A railroad station shared by more than one railroad company, usually to spread the costs and ease the logistics of serving a particular town by rail.

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Meanings

noununion station (plural union stations)

plural union stations

  1. CanadaUSrail transportA railroad station shared by more than one railroad company, usually to spread the costs and ease the logistics of serving a particular town by rail.

    The Burlington had built a union station at the junction, but the Union Pacific refused to stop its trains there until it received an interest in the townsite.

    1978 May, Alice Howell, “Railroads in Buffalo County”, in Buffalo Tales [a newsletter of the Buffalo County Historical Society, Buffalo County, Nebraska], volume 1, number 5, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2016
  2. When capitalized as a proper noun; "Union Station"; When capitalized as a proper noun; "Union Station"An instance of such a station, as for example Union Station in Toronto or Union Station in Los Angeles.
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