stop (on a train route); station where trains depart and arrive
Refers to a station that serves as a stop along a train route, where trains both depart and arrive. Often used in timetables and route descriptions.
The stop on this line is Tokyo Station.
Please check the timetable for each stop.
始発駅 is the first station on a line (departure only), whereas 発着駅 can be any station where trains both arrive and depart.
終着駅 is the terminal station (arrival only), while 発着駅 is a more general term for a stop with both departure and arrival.
Compound of 発着 (departure and arrival) + 駅 (station).