diff --git a/src/cargoaction.cpp b/src/cargoaction.cpp
--- a/src/cargoaction.cpp
+++ b/src/cargoaction.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ bool CargoTransfer::operator()(CargoPack
 	if (cp_new == nullptr) return false;
 	this->source->RemoveFromMeta(cp_new, VehicleCargoList::MTA_TRANSFER, cp_new->Count());
 	/* No transfer credits here as they were already granted during Stage(). */
-	this->destination->Append(cp_new, cp_new->GetNextStation());
+	this->destination->Append(cp_new, cp_new->GetNextHop());
 	return cp_new == cp;
 }
 
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ bool VehicleCargoReroute::operator()(Car
 {
 	CargoPacket *cp_new = this->Preprocess(cp);
 	if (cp_new == nullptr) cp_new = cp;
-	if (cp_new->GetNextStation() == this->avoid || cp_new->GetNextStation() == this->avoid2) {
-		cp->SetNextStation(this->ge->GetVia(cp_new->GetFirstStation(), this->avoid, this->avoid2));
+	if (cp_new->GetNextHop() == this->avoid || cp_new->GetNextHop() == this->avoid2) {
+		cp->SetNextHop(this->ge->GetVia(cp_new->GetFirstStation(), this->avoid, this->avoid2));
 	}
 	if (this->source != this->destination) {
 		this->source->RemoveFromMeta(cp_new, VehicleCargoList::MTA_TRANSFER, cp_new->Count());
diff --git a/src/cargopacket.cpp b/src/cargopacket.cpp
--- a/src/cargopacket.cpp
+++ b/src/cargopacket.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CargoPacket::CargoPacket(StationID first
  * @param count              Number of cargo entities to put in this packet.
  * @param periods_in_transit Number of cargo aging periods the cargo has been in transit.
  * @param first_station      Station the cargo was initially loaded.
- * @param next_station       Next station the cargo wants to go.
+ * @param next_hop           Next station the cargo wants to go.
  * @param source_xy          Station location the cargo was initially loaded.
  * @param feeder_share       Feeder share the packet has already accumulated.
  * @param source_type        'Type' of source the packet comes from (for subsidies).
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ CargoPacket::CargoPacket(StationID first
  * @note We have to zero memory ourselves here because we are using a 'new'
  * that, in contrary to all other pools, does not memset to 0.
  */
-CargoPacket::CargoPacket(uint16_t count, uint16_t periods_in_transit, StationID first_station, StationID next_station, TileIndex source_xy, Money feeder_share, SourceType source_type, SourceID source_id) :
+CargoPacket::CargoPacket(uint16_t count, uint16_t periods_in_transit, StationID first_station, StationID next_hop, TileIndex source_xy, Money feeder_share, SourceType source_type, SourceID source_id) :
 		count(count),
 		periods_in_transit(periods_in_transit),
 		feeder_share(feeder_share),
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ CargoPacket::CargoPacket(uint16_t count,
 		source_id(source_id),
 		source_type(source_type),
 		first_station(first_station),
-		next_station(next_station)
+		next_hop(next_hop)
 {
 	assert(count != 0);
 }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ CargoPacket *CargoPacket::Split(uint new
 	if (!CargoPacket::CanAllocateItem()) return nullptr;
 
 	Money fs = this->GetFeederShare(new_size);
-	CargoPacket *cp_new = new CargoPacket(new_size, this->periods_in_transit, this->first_station, this->next_station, this->source_xy, fs, this->source_type, this->source_id);
+	CargoPacket *cp_new = new CargoPacket(new_size, this->periods_in_transit, this->first_station, this->next_hop, this->source_xy, fs, this->source_type, this->source_id);
 	this->feeder_share -= fs;
 	this->count -= new_size;
 	return cp_new;
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ bool VehicleCargoList::Stage(bool accept
 				share = payment->PayTransfer(cp, cp->count);
 				cp->AddFeederShare(share);
 				this->feeder_share += share;
-				cp->next_station = cargo_next;
+				cp->next_hop = cargo_next;
 				break;
 			default:
 				NOT_REACHED();
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ uint VehicleCargoList::Reassign<VehicleC
 			sum -= cp_split->Count();
 			this->packets.insert(it, cp_split);
 		}
-		cp->next_station = INVALID_STATION;
+		cp->next_hop = INVALID_STATION;
 	}
 
 	this->action_counts[MTA_DELIVER] -= max_move;
diff --git a/src/cargopacket.h b/src/cargopacket.h
--- a/src/cargopacket.h
+++ b/src/cargopacket.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private:
 	SourceType source_type{SourceType::Industry}; ///< Type of \c source_id.
 
 	StationID first_station{INVALID_STATION}; ///< The station where the cargo came from first.
-	StationID next_station{INVALID_STATION}; ///< Station where the cargo wants to go next.
+	StationID next_hop{INVALID_STATION}; ///< Station where the cargo wants to go next.
 
 	/** The CargoList caches, thus needs to know about it. */
 	template <class Tinst, class Tcont> friend class CargoList;
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets the station where the packet is supposed to go next.
-	 * @param next_station Next station the packet should go to.
+	 * @param next_hop Next station the packet should go to.
 	 */
-	void SetNextStation(StationID next_station)
+	void SetNextHop(StationID next_hop)
 	{
-		this->next_station = next_station;
+		this->next_hop = next_hop;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ public:
 	 * Gets the ID of station the cargo wants to go next.
 	 * @return Next station for this packets.
 	 */
-	inline StationID GetNextStation() const
+	inline StationID GetNextHop() const
 	{
-		return this->next_station;
+		return this->next_hop;
 	}
 
 	static void InvalidateAllFrom(SourceType src_type, SourceID src);