Traveling by Subway

entrance
Noun an opening, door, or gate, that gives access to a place
entrance
Is this the subway entrance for trains going uptown?
turnstile
Noun a mechanical gate at an entrance or exit
turnstile
We passed through the turnstile to enter the train station.
escalator
Noun a moving set of stairs that carries people up or down from one level to another
escalator
The subway in Kyiv is way, way down underground. You take a very long escalator to get to it.
aisle
Noun a passage between rows of seats
aisle
I went down the aisle but every seat was taken!
car
Noun a separate section of a train
car
Step in. This car still has standing room. It isn't as crowded as usual.
fare card
Noun a card that people purchase to use on public transportation instead of coins
fare card
Paying for the subway with a fare card is easy but figuring out how to use the machine can be tricky.
jam-packed
Adjective extremely crowded or full to capacity
jam-packed
This subway car is jam-packed. No room to move!
platform
Noun a raised area at a railway station, from which passengers have access to the trains
platform
A girl is standing on the platform waiting for her train to arrive.
route
Noun a way to get from one place to another place
route
Paris has a huge subway system with many subway lines shown in different colors. The route map sure can be confusing!
schedule
Noun an ordered list of times at which trains are expected to arrive and depart
schedule
Marc and Mayra checked the schedule to see when the next train would arrive.
station
Noun a regular stopping place in a transportation route
station
Thousands of people travel through this famous train station every day!
subway
Noun a system of underground trains in a city
subway
We headed down into the subway in Boston.
track
Noun a continuous line of rails for a subway or train
tracks
Careful, the platform is narrow and you don't want to fall into the tracks.
transfer
Verb change to another place, route, or means of transportation during a journey
transfer
To get to the airport we need to transfer from the Red Line to the Silver Line at South Station.
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