Station

Station may refer to:

Agriculture

• 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
  • Cattle station, a cattle-rearing station in Australia or New Zealand
  • Sheep station, a sheep-rearing station in Australia or New Zealand

Communications

• Radio communication station, a radio frequency communication station of any kind, including audio, TV, and non-broadcast uses
  • Radio broadcasting station, an audio station intended for reception by the general public
  • Amateur radio station, a station operating on frequencies allocated for ham or other non-commercial use
  • 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
• Google Station, a public WiFi service

Geography

• Gauging station, or stream gauge, 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, mostly in colonial Asia and Africa

Infrastructure

• Charging station, a device or location that supplies electric energy for recharging electric vehicles
• Filling station, a facility for refilling a vehicle with liquid fuel
• Fire station or firehouse, a base for firefighters
• Police station, a base for police officers
• Research station, an often remote place where scientific research is conducted
• Weather station. a place where meteorological readings are taken

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 (1981 film), a Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata
• Station (2014 film), a Hindi thriller released in India
• Station (TV series), an Armenian TV series
• Station.com, a game portal operated by Sony Online Entertainment
• Stations (film), a 1983 Canadian film directed by William D. MacGillivray
• SM Station, a South Korean digital music channel operated by S.M. Entertainment
• Station, a fictional alien character in the 1991 film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
• "Station", a song from the album Shame, Shame by Dr. Dog
• "Stations", a song from the album Churn by the band Shihad

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, one of the four bases on a baseball field
• Station, a term for social status or official rank, based on one's position and prestige in society
• Station, in childbirth, the position of the baby in the birth canal
• Stations of the Cross, in Western Christian churches, a series of depictions of Jesus on the day of his crucifixion

See also

• Service station (disambiguation)
• Station to Station (disambiguation)
• The Station (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Station
• All pages with titles containing Station
• Depot (disambiguation)