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1. A stopping place on a journey
   "there is a way station to change planes in Chicago";
   - stopover
    
2. A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
   - whistle stop, flag stop

Derived forms: way stations

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

Encyclopedia: Way station