Public transport · Getting around
platform
place to board
A platform is the area where you wait for a train.
This vs that
We waited on the platform for ten minutes.
We waited at the station for ten minutes.
Hear it in real life
Do you know where the Edinburgh train goes from?
Platform six, I think.
The train was already waiting on platform four when we got to the station.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Passengers normally ask about the platform directly; the stiff version sounds like an announcement.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Which platform does the train leave?
Say: Which platform does the train leave from?
Use 'leave from' when asking about the departure point.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
on platform ___
We were waiting on platform three when the announcement came through.
I'll meet you on platform eight.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about public transport.
change trains at ___
You need to change trains at Birmingham New Street.
Is this the bus for ___?
Excuse me, is this the bus for Oxford?
Public transport words
Getting around · Public transport: the words around “platform”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Which platform is it?
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
platform
place to board
“The train was already waiting on platform four when we got to the station.”
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