What is the difference between train station and subway station?

There is practically no difference; subway (or metro or underground) is a an underground rapid transit rail system (mainly US and Canadian usage) as per Wikipedia. JR (former Japan National Railways) also have a similar rapid transit rail system around major cities; some go underground.



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The subway system is usually just referred to as the trains. Locals say I can take the train to your place to generally mean that they take the subway.

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The subway system is usually just referred to as the trains. Locals say I can take the train to your place to generally mean that they take the subway. The subway is never referred to as the metro, underground, or tube.

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subway, also called underground, tube, or métro, underground railway system used to transport large numbers of passengers within urban and suburban areas.

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London Underground, also called the Tube, underground railway system that services the London metropolitan area.

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They are the same: electric multiple-unit rapid transit trains. Metro train can run in subways (tunnels), at grade level, or on elevated trackways—referred to as el's in North America. Metro systems are thus frequently referred to as the subway or the underground, the el, or just the train.

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subway, also called underground, tube, or métro, underground railway system used to transport large numbers of passengers within urban and suburban areas.

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Grand Central Terminal is spread over 49 acres, has 44 platforms and 67 tracks on two levels. It is the world's largest train station by number of platforms and area occupied.

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TAKE a deep breath and say it with me: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. No, I didn't just drop something on the keyboard, that is the actual name of a train station in Anglesey, serving the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.

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New York City is home to the world's most expensive train station. Almost ready for its grand opening, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in lower Manhattan is equivalent of having Grand Central, Times Square and Penn Station in one place.

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The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (better known as Amtrak) is a for-profit corporation that operates intercity passenger rail services in 46 states and the District of Columbia, in addition to serving as a contractor in various capacities for several commuter rail agencies.

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