way station

Noun way station has 2 senses

• way station(n = noun.location) stopover - a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"
is a kind of stop

• way station(n = noun.artifact) flag stop, whistle stop - a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal;
is a kind of railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station