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Station (from Latin statio) can refer to anything stationary, specifically:

status, social status
a relay station in a courier system
- cursus publicus (Roman Empire)
a type of postal facility that isn't a main post office; term explained in United States Postal Service
Station (Australian agriculture) (the Australian equivalent of the North American Ranch)
Fire station
Gauging station, a location along a river or stream used for gaging or other measurements
Hill station is a town in India which is high enough to be relatively cool in summer
Ground station
diplomatic station where a diplomatic/consular official (or mission) is posted ('stationed')
Stations of the Cross refer to a Christian devotion and its associated images
Station of Labor refers to the position of a baby in the birth canal, ranging from -4 to +4. A reading of 0 means that the baby is 'engaged' and labor has started.
The Stations (Irish custom), was the custom during the period English proscriptions against Catholicism of gathering in homes for mass and socializing
A desk with permanent fixtures - for example one might describe the desk that a supervisor sits at in a power station control room as a 'station'

Traffic and infrastructure:

Filling station, gas station or petrol station

Power station

Space station

Transit station:

Bus station
Metro station (underground or elevated )
Train station
Train order station

Station manager, airline terminology for the head airline manager at an airport the airline operates at

Military:

Naval Air Station, an airbase of the United States Navy
RAF station
Royal Naval Air Station
more generally a military base, meaning the infrastructure and the personnel there being stationed there

Telecommunication:

Broadcast station

Police station

Computer networks:

Station (network)

Workstation

Proper names:

Stations, a song, second single from New Zealand and Shihad's debut album Churn

The Station, a nightclub that burned down in 2003 killing 100 peopleFurther Information

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