Quote Originally Posted by justinwyllie View Post

But if someone is near the train station e.g. I saw him standing 'near' the train station - in this case рядом с doesn't feel right to me.

Can I use something like у вокзала я смотрел видел... but then that sounds like I am near the station as well - which may not be the case.

Спасибо
"Рядом" will do.

Я видел его радом с вокзалом. Я видел его у вокзала. Both of these sentences sound natural.