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.
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.
A request stop (zastávka na znamení) on Prague city bus line 151
The Sjisjka stop on the Inland Line in Lapland with the traditional round, yellow sign that is to be turned towards the arriving train
A bus stop is a place where buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelters, seating, and possibly electronic passenger information systems; less busy stops may use a simple pole and flag to mark the location. Bus stops are, in some locations, clustered together into transport hubs allowing interchange between routes from nearby stops and with other public transport modes to maximise convenience.
Moments before the bus arrives, riders wait at SUNY Purchase
An elderly woman waiting at a bus stop in Yorkshire, England
A Transjakarta Bus stop in Jakarta, Indonesia
View from a bus stop in Haukilahti, Espoo, Finland