Platform and Station

Platform

Platform noun - A level usually raised surface.

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Station and platform are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Station" instead a noun "Platform".

Station noun - The place where someone is assigned to stand or remain.

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Platform and station are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Platform" instead a noun "Station".

old	old platform	old station
complete	complete platform	complete station
original	original platform	original station
top	top platform	top station
Other adjectives: single, popular, small, entire, massive, large, huge, main, secret, new, mobile, abandoned, former, next, last, different, nearby, higher, giant, orbital.

However, said station is very clearly a mock-up, as it doesn't even have the standard station name logos on the side of the tunnel opposite the platform.

Source: Useful Notes / The London Underground
No discussion of this station is complete without discussing the use and misuse of this station by Harry Potter, where it is the departure point for the Hogwarts Express via Platform 9¾.

Source: Useful Notes / National Rail
While this station does indeed have an island platform, the real one is much narrower than the one shown in the movie.

Source: Film / Die Hard with a Vengeance

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