estación de tren
train station
The Spanish term 'estación de tren' translates to 'train station' in English. This is a facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight. It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building providing such ancillary services as ticket sales, waiting rooms and baggage/freight service. It's a very common term used in transportation.
Example sentences using: estación de tren
Voy a la estación de tren para recoger a mi hermano
I'm going to the train station to pick up my brother
This sentence is an instance where 'estación de tren' is used in the context of someone going to the train station for a particular task, which in this case is picking up a family member. The preposition 'a' is used to indicate direction or destination.
La estación de tren queda a cinco minutos de aquí
The train station is five minutes from here
The phrase 'estación de tren' is used here to specify a specific location in relative distance to the speaker or the place the speaker is referring to. 'Queda' is a verb commonly used in Spanish to express the location of a place in relation to another.
Me perdí, pero luego encontré la estación de tren
I got lost, but then I found the train station
In this statement, 'estación de tren' is indicated as a landmark someone found after getting lost. It may suggest that the person was looking for the train station, or simply that finding it helped them find their way.