railroad station

railroad station
A place maintained by a railroad company as a stopping place for trains and for the accommodation of passengers, shippers, and persons receiving freight, including not only the build ing, but also passageways, walkways, and platforms prepared for passengers in boarding and leaving trains and for the accommodation of persons having business at the station. 44 Am J1st RR § 254. The word is used synonymously with the term passenger depot," meaning the place, the grounds and the buildings prepared for and used by the traveling public at such point in waiting for, taking, and leaving the trains, and by the company in operating the road at that point. As to just what constitutes a passenger depot or station at a particular place is a question of fact. State v Indiana & Illinois Southern R. Co., 133 Ind 69, 32 NE 817. See depot; union station.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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