On Thu, 21 May 2015 20:24:16 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

In message . com,
"dennis@home" writes
On 21/05/2015 12:59, Phil L wrote:

I think 'train station' is a corrrect terminology, that is, it's a station
where trains are accessed, like a police station is where the police can be
contacted. 'Railway' is irrelevant because you can't access a railway
without a train

Maybe people should campaign for tramway stations, road stations (for
buses).

I think that 'railway station' has been used virtually since the birth
of passenger transport by rail, whereas 'bus station', 'police station'
etc are relatively recent inventions. Although 'train station' is indeed
more logical, 'railway station' is not so outrageously incorrect as to
warrant swapping it for a goddamned Americanism.

When I was a lad there was no such thing as a train station; there was
only the station.
--
Dave W