What is Train station?
[[File:Alvesta central station.jpg|thumb|Train station in [[Sweden]].]] A '''train station''' or '''railway station''' (also called a '''railroad station''', '''rail station''', or '''depot''') is a place where [[passenger]]s of [[rail transport]] can get on and off [[Railway|trains]] and/or [[Good (economics)|goods]] may be loaded or unloaded. Early stations were usually built to handle passengers and goods. Today, goods are usually only unloaded at big stations. Stations are next to a railway line, or they are the [[terminal station|terminus]] for a route. Usually there are [[Railway platform|platforms]] to let passengers get on and off the train easily and safely. Many stations have things such as [[shelter]]s, [[Ticket (admission)|ticket]] sales and [[bench]]es. The busiest railway station in the world is [[Shinjuku Station]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. The largest station is Nagoya Station in [[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]. The busiest station in Europe is [[Clapham Junction]] in [[south London]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. At peak times, there is one train every 13 seconds there.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kirshner|first=Hannah|date=2024-05-17|title=Now One Fast Train From Tokyo: Culture, Crafts and Hot Springs|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/travel/japan-onsen-kaga-hot-springs.html|access-date=2024-05-20|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> == Terminus == {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 220 | image1 = Railway Office, Liverpool, from Bury's Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831 - artfinder 267569.jpg | caption1 = Opened in 1830 and reached through a tunnel, Liverpool's [[Crown Street railway station]] was the first ever railway terminus. The station was demolished after only six years, being replaced by [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Lime Street station]] in the city centre. The tunnel still exists. | image2 = Liverpool Road railway station, Manchester.jpg | caption2 = Opened i