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Haltepunkt

stopping point, halt (on a rail line)

noun HAL-tuh-poonkt Rare
Travel & Places Directions

Also means

checkpoint, pause point

Usage Note

Haltepunkt in rail contexts is a smaller stop than a Bahnhof — a platform with no station building. In general use it means any designated stopping point along a route.

Examples

"Der Zug hält auch am kleinen Haltepunkt Waldkirchen."

Natural Translation

The train also stops at the small halt of Waldkirchen.

Literal Translation

The train stops also at-the small stopping-point Waldkirchen.

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