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train shed

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A building, adjacent to a railway station building, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: banegårdshal — a building, adjacent to a railway station, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof
  • Dutch: stationskap — a building, adjacent to a railway station, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof
  • German: Bahnhofshalle — a building, adjacent to a railway station, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof
  • Hungarian: csarnok — a building, adjacent to a railway station, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof
  • Polish: hala peronowa — a building, adjacent to a railway station, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof
  • Swedish: banhall — a building, adjacent to a railway station, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof
  • Swedish: stationshall — a building, adjacent to a railway station, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof