'Station' was a Roman guard post — from 'stare' (to stand). The place where a soldier stood watch.
A regular stopping place on a route; a place equipped for a particular purpose; a person's social position or rank.
From Old French 'estacion,' from Latin 'statiō' (a standing, a post, a station), from 'status,' the past participle of 'stāre' (to stand), from PIE *steh₂- (to stand). In Roman military usage, a 'statiō' was a guard post or watch station where soldiers stood their assigned duty. The word's evolution from 'the act of standing' to 'a place where one stands' to 'a designated stopping point' reflects the Roman genius for turning abstract concepts
The PIE root *steh₂- (to stand) may be the single most productive root in the English language. Through Latin 'stāre' alone it gave English state, status, station, statue, stature, statute, stable, establish, constant, distant, instant, substance, circumstance, and dozens more — all from the simple concept of standing still.