Terminus

A station where the tracks end. Trains leave in the direction they came from.

Dutch

kopstation

German

Kopfbahnhof

Articles using this term

• Sidings and buffer stops: why and where
• Terminus or through station?
• Passing loop: how two trains pass each other
• Shunting puzzle: designing a small yard
• Hidden staging and fiddle yards: trains out of sight
• Shuttle line: running back and forth without a loop

See also

• Through station
• Stub track
• Buffer stop