Station

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Station may refer to:

Agriculture and geography

• Cattle station, an Australian term for a large farm
• Gauging station, a location along a river or stream used for gauging or other measurements
• Hill station, a town which is high enough to be relatively cool in summer
• Sheep station, a large property (equivalent of a ranch) in Australia and New Zealand
• Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
• Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle

Communications

• Radio station, a radio frequency communication station of any kind, including audio, TV, and non-broadcast uses
  • Radio station, an audio radio broadcasting station (common usage)
  • Amateur radio station, a station operating on frequencies allocated for ham or other non-commercial use
  • Broadcasting station, a station intended for reception by the general public
  • Broadcast relay station
  • Ground station (or Earth station), a terrestrial radio station for extraplanetary telecommunication with satellites or spacecraft
  • Television station
• Courier station, a relay station in a courier system
  • Station of the cursus publicus, a state-run courier system of the Roman Empire
• Station (networking), a device capable of using the IEEE 802.11 networking protocol

Infrastructure

• Charging station, a device or location that supplies electric energy for recharging electric vehicles
• Filling station, a facility for refilling a vehicle with gasoline/petrol
• Fire station (or firehouse)
• Gas station, a filling station
• Police station
• Power station
• Service station, a filling station with additional services
  • Service station (United States usage), a filling station that includes an automobile repair shop
  • Service station (United Kingdom usage), a rest area on a motorway that includes a filling station
• Space station
• Weather station

Military and government

• Diplomatic mission or station, where a diplomatic/consular official (or mission) is posted
• Military base
• Naval air station, an airbase of the United States Navy
• Royal Air Force station
• Royal Naval Air Station
• Station (frontier defensive structure)

Music, film, and entertainment

• Station (album), by the band Russian Circles
• Station (film), a 1981 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata
• Station (2014 film), a Hindi thriller released in India
• Station, a fictional alien character in the 1991 film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
• Station.com, a game portal operated by Sony Online Entertainment
• "Stations", a song from the album Churn by the band Shihad
• SM Station, a South Korean digital music channel operated by S.M. Entertainment
• "Train Station", a song by Basshunter from his The Bassmachine album

Places

• Station, California, former name of Laws, California
• Station, California, former name of Zurich, California
• La Station, a community centre in Montreal, originally designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Transport

• Bus station
• Metro station or subway station, a transit rail station
• Station (roller coaster), the place guests load a roller coaster train
• Train order station, a control point at which trains can be stopped and controlled
• Train station, also known as railway station or railroad station
• Tram stop, a tram, streetcar, or light rail station

Other uses

• Station, a term for social status, prestige based on one's position in society
• Station, in childbirth, the position of the baby in the birth canal
• Station of the Cross, in Western Christian churches, one of a series of depictions of Jesus on the day of his crucifixion

See also

• Depot
• Station to Station (disambiguation)
• The Station (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Station"
• All pages with a title containing Station