flag station

American  

noun

1. a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.

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Etymology

Origin of flag station

An Americanism dating back to 1845–50

Example Sentences

At the tiny flag station of Wykes, C.N.R.'s No. 11, more than an hour late, slid to an unscheduled stop.

From Time Magazine Archive

Donerail gets his name from Donerail, a flag station near Lexington on the Q. & C. Railway.

From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by O'Connor, John Lawrence

They were rushing for the flag station, gesticulating as they came.

From The Law-Breakers by Cullum, Ridgwell

Sometimes, perhaps, I have gone a little too far, something like the man who was appointed in charge of a flag station.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

It was a flag station, buried in maples, with a white road winding back to where we were staying.

From Wild Oranges by Hergesheimer, Joseph