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Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2008 12:03 pm
by bramley13
suppose its where you come from, ive allways lived in leeds, and allways said train station.
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2008 12:57 pm
by Phill_d
I've always called it the train station too
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2008 1:20 pm
by Trojan
bramley13 wrote: suppose its where you come from, ive allways lived in leeds, and allways said train station. Even so I think it is something recent. We always said "railway station" but I suppose "train station" is just as correct - you say "bus station" so what's the difference? it's the place where trains are stationary.
Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 9:15 pm
by roundhegian
Trojan wrote: bramley13 wrote: suppose its where you come from, ive allways lived in leeds, and allways said train station. Even so I think it is something recent. We always said "railway station" but I suppose "train station" is just as correct - you say "bus station" so what's the difference? it's the place where trains are stationary. Thanks bramley13, Phill d and Trojan . Having read those posts I suspect it might be a generational thing , a more recent change of use as Trojan wrote . I was born in the 1940s , perhaps that makes a difference .I take Trojan's point about the term " bus station " but so far as I know people have always said " bus station " and equally for that matter " coach station " as in Wellington Street Coach Station . The term used to describe the place where buses and coaches remain stationary ( as opposed to stopping at bus " stops " ) has never changed .Interesting that in the United States the word " coach " is not used to describe a long-distance bus as in the UK . The word derives presumably from the horse-drawn stage-coach used in both countries and many others .