"Roland Olbricht" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> - railway=halt is at least in Europe already frequently used with a 
> different
> meaning: "station" designates stations where trains can begin or 
> terminate.
> "halt" means (usually smaller) stations where trains only stop but legally
> can't begin or end.

Hmm. Here in the UK, 'station' is certainly not restricted to (potential) 
termini. A 'halt', according to the OED, is 'a small railway station without 
the ordinary accommodation or staff, at which only local trains normally 
stop'.

-- 
Steve 



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