noun
departure
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Abfahrt (die Abfahrt, plural Abfahrten) means 'departure', especially of trains, buses or vehicles. Common collocations: Abfahrt von/zu/nach or Abfahrt um (time). It's a feminine noun; plural is Abfahrten and follows regular declension. Used for scheduled leaving or start of journeys.
Examples
Viele Fahrgäste blieben am Bahnsteig, weil die Abfahrt des Zuges verspätet war.
Many passengers stayed on the platform because the departure of the train was delayed.
Die Abfahrt des Busses ist in zehn Minuten.
The bus departure is in ten minutes.
Uns bleiben noch zwanzig Minuten bis zur Abfahrt.
We still have twenty minutes until departure.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a sign at a station saying 'Abfahrt' over the tracks
Abfahrt ~ 'off-start' (departure)
die — many -fahrt nouns are feminine (die Fahrt)
Notes
'Abfahrt' often appears on timetables and station displays.