• 駅えき — station
• 駅前えきまえ — in front of a station
• 駅長えきちょう — station master
• 無人駅むじんえき — unmanned station
• 駅伝えきでん — long-distance relay race
• 駅舎えきしゃ — station building

駅 is composed of the radical 馬 (horse) and the phonetic part 尺. It originally referred to relay stations where horses were kept for officials and messengers traveling long distances. Over time, it evolved to mean railway stations in the modern era.