Station may refer to:

Agriculture

Station (Australian agriculture) In Australia, a station is a large landholding used for producing livestock, predominantly cattle or sheep, that needs an extensive range of grazing land. The owner of a station is called a pastoralism, pastoralist or a wikt:grazier, grazie ...

, 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 communication is a set of equipment necessary to carry on communication via radio waves. Generally, it is a receiver or transmitter or transceiver, an antenna, and some smaller additional equipment necessary to operate them. They pla ...

, 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 A ground station, Earth station, or Earth terminal is a terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft (constituting part of the ground segment of the spacecraft system), or reception of radio waves fro ...

(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 hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The term was used mostly in colonial Asia (particularly in India), but also in Africa (albeit rarely), for towns founded by European colonialists as refuges ...

, a town which is high enough to be relatively cool in summer, mostly in colonial Asia and Africa

Infrastructure

Charging station A charging station, also known as a charge point or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a piece of equipment that supplies electrical power for charging plug-in electric vehicles (including electric cars, electric trucks, electric ...

, 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 The Royal Air Force (RAF) operates several stations throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. This includes front-line and training air bases, support, administrative and training stations with no flying activity, unmanned airfields used fo ...

* 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 * ''Stations'' (film), a 1983 Canadian film directed by William D. MacGillivray * ''Station'' (2014 film), a Hindi thriller released in India * Station, a fictional alien character in the 1991 film ''

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the feature directorial debut of Pete Hewitt. It is the second film in the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, and a sequel to ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989). ...

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Station.com Station.com was Sony Online Entertainment's portal that was the home to its many PC, console, casual and mobile games. It is the home to many MMOs including ''EverQuest'', ''EverQuest II'', ''The Matrix Online'', ''PlanetSide'', and ''Star Wars ...

, a game portal operated by Sony Online Entertainment * "Stations", a song from the album '' Churn'' by the band Shihad * SM Station, a South Korean digital music channel operated by S.M. Entertainment * "Train Station", a song by Basshunter from his '' The Bassmachine'' album * ''Station'' (TV series), an Armenian TV series

Places

* Station, California, former name of

Laws, California Laws (formerly, Station and Bishop Depot) is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. Laws is located northeast of Bishop on U.S. Route 6, towards the Nevada state line. Geography The U.S. Geological Survey shows official coordi ...

* Station, California, former name of Zurich, California *

La Station LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

, 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 train order is "an order issued by or through a proper railway official to govern the movement of trains". Train order operation is the system by which trains are safely moved by train orders. It is distinguished from other forms of train opera ...

, 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 Social status is the level of social value a person is considered to possess. More specifically, it refers to the relative level of respect, honour, assumed competence, and deference accorded to people, groups, and organizations in a society. Stat ...

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 The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of Crucifixion of Jesus, his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The station ...

, in Western Christian churches, a series of depictions of Jesus on the day of his crucifixion