Collocations for station - noun
1. place where trains/buses stop
ADJECTIVE
rail,
railroad (AmE),
railway (BrE),
train
bus, coach (BrE)
metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (BrE)
next
We get off at the next station.
bus, coach (BrE)
metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (BrE)
next
We get off at the next station.
VERB + station
get to,
go to
We got to the station just as the train was pulling out.
We got to the station just as the train was pulling out.
leave
The bus leaves the station at 09.00 hours.
The bus leaves the station at 09.00 hours.
arrive at
The train arrived at Pisa station twenty minutes late.
The train arrived at Pisa station twenty minutes late.
station + NOUN
building
platform
car park (BrE), parking lot (AmE)
agent (AmE), manager (BrE), master (usually stationmaster), staff
platform
car park (BrE), parking lot (AmE)
agent (AmE), manager (BrE), master (usually stationmaster), staff
PREPOSITION
at a/the station
He got off at the same station.
We waited for him at the bus station.
He got off at the same station.
We waited for him at the bus station.
in a/the station
There's a newspaper kiosk in the station.
There's a newspaper kiosk in the station.
2. radio/television company
ADJECTIVE
radio,
television,
TV
foreign, local
digital, FM, pirate
a digital radio station
foreign, local
digital, FM, pirate
a digital radio station
cable,
satellite
commercial
news
commercial
news
VERB + station
get,
pick up,
tune in to,
tune to
I can pick up a lot of foreign stations on this radio.
I can pick up a lot of foreign stations on this radio.
listen to
operate, run
operate, run
station + VERB
air sth,
broadcast sth,
play sth
The station airs 14 hours of local news per week.
The station airs 14 hours of local news per week.
3. place/building where service is organized
ADJECTIVE
ambulance (esp. BrE),
fire,
lifeboat (BrE),
police
polling
I went into a polling station and cast my vote.
polling
I went into a polling station and cast my vote.
power
filling, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), service
service (BrE), way (often figurative, esp. AmE)
We stopped for a break at a motorway service station.
The UK post was a way station to retirement.
filling, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), service
service (BrE), way (often figurative, esp. AmE)
We stopped for a break at a motorway service station.
The UK post was a way station to retirement.
earth,
space
radar, tracking, weather
radar, tracking, weather
station + NOUN
house
(AmE)
The police led me into the station house.
The police led me into the station house.
forecourt
(BrE)
a petrol station forecourt
a petrol station forecourt
attendant,
manager,
owner
a petrol station attendant (BrE)
a gas station attendant (AmE)
a petrol station attendant (BrE)
a gas station attendant (AmE)
chief
(AmE)
the CIA station chief in Vietnam
the CIA station chief in Vietnam
commander,
officer
(both esp. BrE)
The meeting had to be abandoned after local fire station officer, Dave Temple, was called away to a fire.
The meeting had to be abandoned after local fire station officer, Dave Temple, was called away to a fire.