flag stop meaning

Noun: flag stop  flag stóp

1. A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
   - whistle stop, way station

Derived forms: flag stops

Type of: railroad station [N. Amer], railroad terminal [N. Amer], railway station [Brit, Cdn], station, train depot, train station

Encyclopedia: Flag stop

• flag:    Noun: flag &n ...
• stop:    Verb: stop (stoppe ...
• stop at:    stop at nothing to ...

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1. The blue / orange rule was eliminated during green flag stops.
2. The completed station opened as a flag stop in September 1930.
3. All except Haddonfield, Marlton, and Medford were flag stops.
4. Two flag stop stations served Lake Orion on the Polly Ann line.
5. The flag stop allows hikers access to the nearby Pawling Nature Preserve.