Railway stop

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A railway stop is a spot along a railway line, where passengers can board and exit the train; US usage is flag stop. The term station stop is used to differentiate a stop for a station from a stop for another reason, such as an engine change or a flag stop, which is usually between two stations or at a seldom-used station.

While a junction or interlocking usually divides two or more railway lines or routes, and thus has remotely or locally operated signals, a station stop does not. A station stop usually does not have any other tracks than the main tracks, and no switches, although many exceptions exist where a station stop is within interlocking limits.