An interchange station (in the UK

British English

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, , Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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  and Ireland

Ireland

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) or a transfer station (in Canada

Canadian English

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 and the USA

American English

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) is a train station

Train station

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 for more than one railway route in a public transport

Public transport

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 system, and allows passenger

Passenger

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s to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to bus

Bus

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es. Such stations usually have more platforms

Railway platform

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 than single route stations. They may be required to pay extra fare

Fare

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 for the interchange if they leave a paid area

Paid area

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.

In most rapid transit, a transfer station is a stop at which a passenger can change from one line to another without incurring another full fare or having to leave the station proper.

Some interchange stations offer only transfer between routes and do not have the ability for passengers to enter or exit the network, for instance Cornbrook

Cornbrook Metrolink station

Cornbrook Metrolink station is located on the north side of Cornbrook Road between the A56 Chester Road dual carriageway and Pomona Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal. It is built on the former Cheshire Lines Committee approach to Manchester Central....

 on the Manchester Metrolink

Manchester Metrolink

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 light rail

Light rail

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 system (although passenger entrances and exits for the station were established in 2005). Manhattan Transfer (PRR station)

Manhattan Transfer (PRR station)

Manhattan Transfer was a passenger station in Harrison, New Jersey, east of Newark, 8.8 miles west of New York Penn Station on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line, now Amtrak's Northeast Corridor...

 on the Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Railroad

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 was located outside Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

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.