Why is a station called a terminal?

Terminal literally translates to termination. In context of a railway station, it is the termination of track, where each incoming track ends at stop-blocks and does not go any further. Junction is a station where three or more train lines converge or diverge.



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

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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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The world's busiest passenger station, with a passenger throughput of 3.5 million passengers per day (1.27 billion per year), is Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. The world's station with most platforms is Grand Central Terminal in New York City with 44 platforms.

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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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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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St Pancras was opened by the Midland Railway in 1868, as the London terminus for their trains between London and Leicester, Nottingham, Derby & Sheffield. Trains to these destinations still leave from St Pancras, though they're now relegated to new platforms 1-4 outside the old trainshed.

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The station has two lines is called a Crossing station.

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Types of terminals
  • Connectors.
  • Line splices.
  • Terminal strip, also known as a tag board or tag strip.
  • Solder cups or buckets.
  • Wire wrap connections (wire to board)
  • Crimp terminals (ring, spade, fork, bullet, blade)
  • Turret terminals for surface-mount circuits.
  • Crocodile clips.


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