request stop

A location at which public transport does not ordinarily stop, but will do so if specifically requested by a passenger.

Noun

  1. A location at which public transport does not ordinarily stop, but will do so if specifically requested by a passenger.
    • To compound the misery, Penmaenmawr is a request stop with poor visibility, so to ensure the train stops we had to stand in drenching rain. - 2019 October, Chris Stokes, “Between the Lines”, in Modern Railways, page 97:
    • Where else in the world can you pre-order sushi and fondue on some of the trains, travel in family carriages equipped with mini-playgrounds, or use a request stop button at some small stations? Where else can you hear...

Forms

request stops

Hyponyms

flag stop

Related

whistle-stop