request stop
noun1
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 the announcement: "The train at Platform 4 is ten minutes late due to an incident in another country," as I did once at the Swiss station of Spiez?2025 October 15, Vitali Vitaliev, “The recipe for Swiss bliss”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 68:
- Related terms
- whistle-stop
- Hyponyms
- flag stop