passenger station

Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.

baggage lockers

Metal compartments for keeping luggage temporarily for a small fee.

platform edge

Zone along the edge of the platform, usually demarcated by a safety line.

platform number

baggage room

Counter where passengers leave their baggage to be taken to the train’s baggage car, if it has one.

parcel office

Courier-service window for sending envelopes and packages to be dispatched by train.

passenger train

Set of cars coupled together and pulled along tracks by a locomotive.

passenger platform

Area alongside the tracks for passengers to embark and disembark trains.

concourse

Large space for passengers and the public at large housing the various services of the station, such as ticket sales, information counter and shops.

indicator board

Panel showing the destination and the configuration of the train, such as type and numbering of cars.

glassed roof

Large glassed surface forming the walls and roof.

office

Workplace of the employees managing the station.

track

A pair of parallel rails laid end to end and on which trains run.

platform entrance

Area leading to the platforms, sometimes reserved for passengers who have valid tickets.

ticket collector

Person checking that passengers’ tickets correspond to their destinations.

schedules

Grid showing the departure and arrival times of the trains, their number and their destination or point of departure.

destination

Name of the last station where the train stops at the end of its route.

departure time indicator

baggage cart

Four-wheeled handcart available to passengers for transporting baggage inside the station.

metal structure

Set of metal components comprising the skeleton of a building and supporting its roof; here, the roof is made of glass.