estación
/estaˈθjon/feminine
The English word 'station' is translated into Spanish as estación.
estación is a feminine noun referring to a place where a vehicle may stop. You can use it in several specific contexts: estación de tren for a train station, estación de servicio for a gas station or service station and estación de radio for a radio station. It is also used for a estación de policía (police station).
Meaning: place where a vehicle may stop (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, some people colloquially use parada to refer to a train or bus station.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of estación is estaciones.
How do you pronounce it?
/estaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- The word estación is a homonym and is also the word for 'season' as in spring or winter.
- In a religious context, estaciones refers to the 'Stations of the Cross', a series of images depicting the final hours of Jesus.
- In Spanish, the word estacionar is the verb meaning 'to park', deriving from the same root as estación.
Examples in context
- Fui a la estación.I went to the station.This sentence is useful for saying you went to the station using estación.Tatoeba #1292008 by Shishir, translation #256270 by CK
- Llegué a la estación.I arrived at the station.This sentence is useful for saying you arrived at the station using estación.Tatoeba #1770567 by Shishir, translation #256264 by CK
- La vi en la estación.I saw her at the station.This sentence is useful for saying you saw someone at the station using estación.Tatoeba #2267099 by hayastan, translation #2267098 by _undertoad
- Voy a la estación de tren a comprar los boletos.I'm going to the train station to buy the tickets.
- La terminal de autobuses está al final de la calle.The bus terminal is at the end of the street.
- 432 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are meeting to catch a train.
- Mateo¿Dónde está la estación?Where is the station?
- ElenaEstá cerca de aquí, Mateo.It is near here, Mateo.
- MateoPerfecto, vamos a la estación.Perfect, let's go to the station.
- ElenaSí, no quiero perder el tren.Yes, I don't want to miss the train.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “station” translations and entries estación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
