Union Station (English spelling)

Japanese: union station(英語表記)unionstation
Union Station (English spelling)

... Even more troublesome is the traveler who travels through these cities. A passenger arriving in London from the north must leave the station, transfer to the subway, bus, taxi, or other means, and then transfer to a train at the departure station for a train going south. To eliminate this inconvenience, union stations, which are shared by many private railways, are found in American cities. In Europe as well, large central stations have recently become common as major trunk lines have been nationalized. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "union station" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… もっと面倒な思いをするのは,こうした都市を貫通する旅行者で,北からロンドンに着いた客は,一度駅から出て地下鉄,バス,タクシーその他に乗りかえ,南へ行く列車の出発駅で列車にまた乗りかえねばならない。こうした不便を解消するために,アメリカの都市では多くの私鉄が共同で使うユニオン・ステーションunion stationが見られる。ヨーロッパでも最近は,主要幹線が国有化されて大規模な中央駅が多く見られるようになった。…

※「union station」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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