terminal station
End of line
A terminal station is the final stop on a transportation route—where trains, buses, or other transit lines end rather than continue through.
Passengers must disembark because the line goes no farther: Grand Central Terminal is a terminal station; trains arrive and depart but don't pass through.
The term distinguishes end-of-line stations from through stations where vehicles stop briefly and continue.
Route's final station
- railheadTrack's furthest point
- dead endPassage without outlet
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- endpointFinal point reached
platform · concourse · track · waiting room · announcement · timetable · information board · ticket barrier
Leave-taking expression
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- departure boardScreen showing outgoing transport times
- platformRaised flat structure
- ticketsDocuments permitting entry
timetable · announcement · waiting room · passengers · baggage · track · check-in · gate
Busiest commuting period
- commuter trainMass transit for workers
- metroUrban rail transit
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- turnstileRotating single-passage barrier
fare · transit · passenger · platform · ticket · schedule · timetable · delay
Leaving a vehicle formally
- reunionGathering after separation
- greetingExpression of welcome
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- baggage claimWhere travelers retrieve checked items
carousel · luggage · customs · taxi stand · platform · passengers · arrival board · announcement
last stop
Route's final station
- railheadTrack's furthest point
- dead endPassage without outlet
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
endpoint · platform · concourse · track · waiting room · announcement · timetable · information board · ticket barrier · transit map
farewell
Leave-taking expression
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- departure boardScreen showing outgoing transport times
- platformRaised flat structure
tickets · timetable · announcement · waiting room · passengers · baggage · track · check-in · gate · schedule
rush hour
Busiest commuting period
- commuter trainMass transit for workers
- metroUrban rail transit
- subwayUnderground transit passage
turnstile · fare · transit · passenger · platform · ticket · schedule · timetable · delay · announcements
disembarkation
Leaving a vehicle formally
baggage claim · carousel · luggage · customs · taxi stand · platform · passengers · arrival board · announcement · concourse
- aerial liftschairlift, cable car, ski lift, gondola lift, aerial tramway
- submarine cablesundersea cables, transatlantic cables, undersea cable, transatlantic cable, telegraph cable
- high-speed railbullet train, bullet trains, Shinkansen, high-speed rail, TGV
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