What is the difference between a terminal and a station?

Both are structures that contain platforms or ramps where people and goods can be loaded onto trains. Terminals allow travel in only one direction eg. either into or away from the platform. Stations are structures that allow loading and the train can proceed in either direction.



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A terminus or terminal is a station at the end of a railway line. Trains arriving there have to end their journeys (terminate) or reverse out of the station.

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A terminal is where the tracks end (terminate), as at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. A station is where the tracks approach from opposite directions, as at Penn Station in New York City. A platform is a structure adjacent to the tracks, enabling passengers to board and depart trains.

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Grand Central Terminal goes by many names, including Grand Central, the Terminal, and GCT. Just don't call us “Grand Central Station”—that refers to the US Post Office down the street or the subway station below.

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Travelling to and from London If you are travelling to or from London, your ticket will usually show London Terminals rather than a specific station. This is because your ticket may be valid at more than 1 London Terminal station, as long as it is on a reasonable route, using National Rail services.

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Definitions of railroad terminal. terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods. synonyms: railroad station, railway station, train depot, train station. types: flag stop, way station, whistle stop. a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal.

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Liverpool Road Station, Manchester, England, is the world's oldest station. It was first used on September 15, 1830 and was finally closed on September 30, 1975. Part of the original station is now a museum.

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Liverpool Road Station, Manchester, England, is the world's oldest station.

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Because the first railway lines were all built by separate private companies, that each needed their own London Terminus for their own network. So you get St Pancras smack next door to Kings Cross, those next door neighbors served different company networks.

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The station has two lines is called a Crossing station.

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In railway terms, it'd be the origin or originating station.

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A caboose is a crewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were formerly required in switching and shunting, keeping a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles.

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The most spectacular railway stations in the UK
  • Corfe Castle Railway Station, Dorset. ...
  • Wemyss Bay Station, Inverclyde. ...
  • Berwyn Station, Denbighshire. ...
  • St Pancras International, London. ...
  • Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol. ...
  • Cromford Station, Derbyshire. ...
  • Dawlish Station, Devon. ...
  • Norwich Station, Norfolk.


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The deepest station is Hampstead on the Northern line, which runs down to 58.5 metres. 15. In Central London the deepest station below street level is also the Northern line.

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