Terminal Points

The following excerpt was taken from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 30, page 16.

Terminal points are considered the "ends" of a line or route. These are the locations where vehicles generally begin and/or end their trips and operators usually take their layovers. For that reason, locations where there is safe parking and restrooms close by are considered desirable locations for terminal points.

How many terminal points are usually on a route?

Loop routes that operate only in one direction generally have only one terminal point. A basic end-to-end route with bi-directional service and no branches or short turns generally has two terminal points, one located at each end of the route. Routes with more complex patterns generally have more than two terminal points.