Train company branding: "Trains" vs "Railways"

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I go to the bus station. To access the services of the bus company/ies.

I go to the railway station. To access the services of the railway company/ies.

I go to the transport hub or interchange to access both, sometimes more.

 

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"Airlines" new and modern? The term has been around as long as "Airways", mainly in the USA. In any case, an airline is a company which operates aircraft for hire and reward, and an airway is what the aircraft fly along. Of course, in the USA the term "airline" was also applied to railways, indicating a line which was the shortest route between two points. There was even a company called Seaboard Air Line, which merged with Atlantic Coast Line to become Seaboard Coast Line and is now subsumed into CSX Transportation.

I also use an airline to fill my tyres at the garage. My neighbour has airways disease.

The English language is great, it's really quite flexible.

Don't buses stop at bus stops?

I'm sure in Fife they stop at Bus Halts (or they did when I was younger).