Station

See also: station and stâtion

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German *staziōn (attested as statziān), from Latin statio; see there for cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Station f (genitive Station, plural Stationen, diminutive Statiönchen n)

1. stop; stopover; station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping itself)

   Synonym: Halt

2. station (area equipped to serve as a regular stop; compare usage notes below)

   Synonym: Haltestelle

3. station (place where workers are stationed, e.g. a weather station or space station)
4. ward (division in a hospital)

Usage notes

• In the context of traffic, Station is usually a synonym of Halt (“stop”): An der nächsten Station steige ich aus. (“I’m getting off at the next stop.”) It may also be used for Haltestelle, meaning a bus stop or similar small station. However, an actual train station with several rails and staffed facilities is always called Bahnhof.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Endstation
• Intensivstation
• Raumstation

• stationär
• stationieren
• Wetterstation

See also

• Bahnhof

Further reading

• “Station” in Duden online