platform ticket

noun

, British.

1. a pass allowing a visitor to enter upon a railroad platform from which those not traveling are ordinarily excluded.

platform ticket

noun

1. a ticket for admission to railway platforms but not for travel

Word History and Origins

Origin of platform ticket¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

When you have satisfied yourself that I'm correct in what I say, take a platform ticket and walk upstairs to platform No. 5.

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Remembering the ruse which the friendly guide at Rotterdam had taught me, I began by purchasing a platform ticket.

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She had no platform ticket, and she could not possibly be travelling by the train.

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