In plain English
It points to a place that the route passes through before the final destination. The stated place is part of the path, not the end point itself.
In context
Here, it indicates the intermediate place that the service goes through on its way to the destination.
- Situation
- Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
- What it communicates
- shows an intermediate place in the service routing.
Meaning limits
By itself, it does not establish any details beyond the route passing through that stated place.
Examples
“We flew to Osaka via Seoul.”
“The night train to the capital runs via Bristol.”