stopover vs way station

stopover and way station both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stopover	Yes	No	No	No
way station	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stopover and way station are synonyms defined as:

stopover (noun)	way station (noun)
a brief stay in the course of a journey	a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
a stopping place on a journey	a stopping place on a journey