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Traditional sign of a request stop of the former Czechoslovak national bus operator ČSAD (the sign translates to "bus stop on request".)Wondabyne railway station is a request stop, located north of Sydney.
In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a stop or station at which buses or trains, respectively, stop only on request; that is, only if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, stops with low passenger counts can be incorporated into a route without introducing unnecessary delay. Vehicles may also save fuel by continuing through a station when there is no need to stop.
"Flag stop" airline service was historically offered by several scheduled passenger air carriers in the past into destinations with low airline passenger demand. As an example, in its June 1, 1969 worldwide system timetable, Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) had this explanation: "Flag stop: A stop will be made and traffic will be accepted only when operating conditions permit, and provided request to stop is made sufficiently in advance."[1]
There may not always be significant savings on time if there is no one to pick up because vehicles going past a request stop may need to slow down enough to be able to stop if there are passengers waiting. Request stops may also introduce extra travel time variability and increase the need for schedule padding.
The appearance of request stops varies greatly. Many are clearly signed, but many others rely on local knowledge.
^Pan Am (1969-06-01), "Explanation of Abbreviations and Symbols", Pan Am System Timetable, p. 29
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