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)
- Police station
- Power station
- Service station, a filling station
- 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
Place names
- 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, a transit rail station
- Railroad station, formal term in American English for a train station
- Railway station, formal term in British English for a train 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, a railway station (UK) or railroad station (US)
- 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