The Glossary of Railway Terms can be found here

Glossary of Railway Terminology as used in this wiki

It is important that users get to understand the exact meaning of what are sometimes very common terms that can be misunderstood. This glossary is something that will be added to as time goes by and like all pages in this wiki, can be printed out for those that might prefer to have a hard copy close at hand.

STATION

This very common term has multiple meanings and we need to clarify them first.

1. In this wiki, the term is used in the general sense of a location where railway activities occur. The Railway system is made up of railway lines and along those railway lines there are stations where things happen. These could be as minor as scheduled stops for trains, or include full freight, marshaling and servicing facilities. Another way of viewing a station is recognising it any place that has (or had) an official railway name. All station have a name with an official spelling. In general there are no two stations with the same name, although there are instances of a name being re-used at a different location after a station elsewhere has closed.

A very large part of this wiki is be based around stations and a structured breakdown of larger yards into smaller, logical chunks.

2. The term station is often used to refer to the building at a railway location. In this wiki we will always refer to it as the 'station building' rather than just the station, unless it is unmistakable that we are referring to just the building.

3. The term Station can also be used when referring to a large (generally sheep) farm, mainly in the more isolated parts of the country where the railway sometimes passes through. Should reference need to be made to these, they will be referred to a sheep, cattle or high-country station