way station

a station intermediate between principal stations, as on a railroad.

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An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Joe Ferris was the first to greet him after he crossed the border at a way-station at six o'clock in the morning.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands|H. Hagedorn.
Cliff House, the grand terminus, or at least way-station of all ocean drives.
Bancroft's Tourist's Guide Yosemite|A.L. Bancroft
We opened this station in 1886, designed as a way-station for our transportation to the countries of the Upper Kasai.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
It wouldn't do at all, you know, for the Emerald City to become a way-station on an airship line.
The Emerald City of Oz|L. Frank Baum

But all through the long and tedious journey ending at the little Arizona way-station, Stratton fumed and fretted and wondered.
Shoe-Bar Stratton|Joseph Bushnell Ames