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

They passed the North Side Station, and were nearing the flag station.

From The Mystery of Mary by Hill, Grace Livingston

Just beyond the flag station at White Point, where the forest-clad slopes of the great hills crowded in upon the railroad track, a scene of utter lawlessness was being silently enacted.

From The Law-Breakers by Cullum, Ridgwell

In any case, at the flag station the rights of all men were equal, and if he were in for a fight he judged it best to choose his own battleground.

From The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys by Davis, Richard Harding

When she alighted from the train at the flag station, she was clutching the waterproof close at the neck.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 by Various