A tram/train interchange in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

An interchange station (in the UK, most Commonwealth countries^{[citation needed]}, Hong Kong ^[1] and Ireland) or a transfer station (in the USA) is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses. Such stations usually have more platforms than single route stations. They may be required to pay extra fare for the interchange if they leave a paid area.

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 on the Manchester Metrolink light rail system (although passenger entrances and exits for the station were established in 2005). Manhattan Transfer (PRR station) on the Pennsylvania Railroad was located outside of Newark, New Jersey.

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• Cross-platform interchange
• Railway station layout

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