through station

English

Noun

through station (plural through stations)

1. (rail transport) Any railway station having one or more tracks running through it, and that is not built as a terminus where trains can go no further without changing direction.
   • 2022 March 23, Paul Stephen, “IRP adherence risks repeating other countries' mistakes”, in RAIL, number 953, page 20:

     That is according to a leading academic who has told MPs to heed the lessons from Germany where terminus stations, like those planned on the route of HS2 in Birmingham and Manchester, are currently being replaced by higher-capacity and more operationally efficient through-stations.

Usage notes

There are exceptions such as London Bridge station, which has both terminal and through platforms.

References

• “through station”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.