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social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > urban transportation > railroad station
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban and suburban life > urban transportation > railroad station
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban transportation > railroad station
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban transportation > railroad station

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railroad station  

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  • Railroad stations are simultaneously urban monuments, workplaces, processing devices that choreograph mobility, and emotionally charged spaces of arrival and departure. The significance of railroad stations to cities can be considered from a number of different perspectives. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Railroad Station]

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