"Station" is a point and refers to a place.
"Distance between two stops" is a line segment, which is the distance between two platforms.
Driving (passing) one stop: refers to the distance between two platforms (for example, from A to B, it is the distance between AB).
Two stops: If starting from A, A-B is one stop, B-C is one stop and * * * two stops.
So, there are two stops from A to C. ..
I hope my explanation can help you.