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

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.

I felt considerable dubiety about catching the train at Coppeen Road, all the more that it was a flag station, demanding an extra five minutes in hand.

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin

Wickford Junction was hardly more than a flag station, and there was an agent there only part of the time.

From The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar by Penrose, Margaret

You see, Snake's will just become a sort of flag station, while Buffalo Point will sit around in a halo of glory with a brand-new swell depot.

From The Son of his Father by Cullum, Ridgwell