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main train station
The most important and usually largest train station in a city, where most regional and long-distance train lines come together.
Wir treffen uns um 15 Uhr am Hauptbahnhof vor dem Haupteingang.
We'll meet at 3 p.m. at the main train station in front of the main entrance.
The word is made up of 'Haupt-' (main, principal) and 'Bahnhof' (train station). So it literally refers to the most important train station in a city.
Der Hauptbahnhof ist oft ein zentraler Verkehrsknotenpunkt.
The main train station is often a central transportation hub.
The prepositions differ depending on the context. You go 'zum Hauptbahnhof' (to the main train station; direction), meet 'am Hauptbahnhof' (at the main train station; at a place), and are 'im Hauptbahnhof' (in the main train station; inside the building).
Ich fahre jetzt zum Hauptbahnhof, um meinen Zug zu erwischen.
I'm going to the main train station now to catch my train.
Common verbs in connection with the main train station are 'ankommen' (to arrive), 'abfahren' (to depart), and 'abholen' (to pick someone up) or 'hinbringen' (to take someone there).
Kannst du mich morgen vom Hauptbahnhof abholen?
Can you pick me up from the main train station tomorrow?
train station
'Bahnhof' and 'Hauptbahnhof' both refer to places where trains stop and travelers get on or off. 'Bahnhof' is the general term. It can be large or small and can be located in any district of a city. 'Hauptbahnhof' is the most important train station in a city, usually the largest and with especially many connections. The words can be confused because a 'Hauptbahnhof' is also a 'Bahnhof'. But not every 'Bahnhof' is a 'Hauptbahnhof'. If you mean just any train stop, say 'Bahnhof'. If you mean the central, most important train station in the city, say 'Hauptbahnhof'.
Der Hauptbahnhof ist heute sehr voll, weil viele Züge ausfallen.
The main train station is very crowded today because many trains are canceled.
Sie wartet am kleinen Bahnhof, weil ihre Schwester mit dem Zug kommt.
She is waiting at the small train station because her sister is coming by train.