Comment  Station as a word essentially means a fixed point  Im not sure of the exact definition in the past but it predates railways by several centuries  Battle stations as a term dates back some considerable way and naval vessels in their correct patrol areas were said to be on station in Nelsons time  I believe it is derived from a Latin word meaning still ie stationary  Railway station as a term goes back at least as far as  while train station was not recorded for over a century after that nor were petrol station power station or bus station  One important consideration is how widespread a term is  Is it a railway station in Australia India South Africa or any other country where the British built the railways  Finally the term train may be incorrect when referring to modern passenger railway vehicles  Under some definitions trains are exclusively locohauled or pushpull  Most modern passenger vehicles are multiple units and thus not trains under these definitions because there is no locomotive