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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Train arriving on\at

The train to London is arriving on platform number 1.
The train to London is arriving at platform number 1.
Which preposition is correct ?
  

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Both are possible with a slight shift in meaning. Because trains are arriving on rails which lead to different plateforms of a station. I prefer "on platform 1".

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  • Both are possible with a slight shift in meaning.
  • Because trains are arriving on rails which lead to different plateforms of a station.
  • I prefer "on platform 1".
  • But "the train to London is arriving at the station on platform 1 .
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Both are possible with a slight shift in meaning. Because trains are arriving on rails which lead to different plateforms of a station. I prefer "on platform 1". But "the train to London is arriving at the station on platform 1.
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I would prefer " the train to London is arriving at platform 1" because preposition ' at ' is more suitable than 'on'

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