noun
junction station; branch station
A railway station where lines diverge or converge; a junction in a rail network.
この分岐駅で、急行と各駅停車が別の線路に入ります。
At this junction station, the express and local trains enter different tracks.
Compound of 分岐 (branching, divergence) and 駅 (station). The reading is standard on'yomi.