eki made isoide ita node, kesa wa basu de wa naku takushii ni norimashita.

Because I was in a hurry to get to the station, I took a taxi instead of the bus this morning.

Breakdown of eki made isoide ita node, kesa wa basu de wa naku takushii ni norimashita.

• は: topic particle
• に: destination particle
• 駅えき: station
• まで: limit particle

Questions & Answers about eki made isoide ita node, kesa wa basu de wa naku takushii ni norimashita.

What does 駅まで mean here?

駅まで means to the station or more literally as far as the station.

• 駅 = station
• まで = up to / until / as far as

With places, まで often marks the endpoint of movement. In this sentence, it shows the destination of the hurrying: I was hurrying to the station.

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Why is it 急いでいた instead of just 急いだ?

急いでいた is the -te iru form in the past, so it means something like:

• was hurrying
• was in a hurry

Breakdown:

• 急ぐ = to hurry
• 急いでいる = is hurrying / is in a hurry
• 急いでいた = was hurrying / was in a hurry

Using 急いだ would sound more like hurried as a completed action.
Here, the speaker wants to describe the situation that was ongoing at the time: because I was in a hurry...

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