Converting a terminus station into a through one

[Eagle]

Was the current Bournemouth station always a through Station?

The exact history of the various routes through Poole and Bournemouth built at different times by the LSWR is a bit difficult to follow, but I'm pretty sure that Bournemouth Central (formerly Bournemouth East) was always a through station—originally on the line down from Ringwood, the infamous "Castleman Corkscrew", and later on the cutoff line via New Milton.

 

[RobShipway]

Okay, thanks Eagle.

 

[Manchester77]

I don't know if these count but what about London underground stations that's came through stations. Off the top of my head I can think of:
Hampstead
Highgate (now archway)
Finsbury Park
Clapham Common
Liverpool Street
Baker Street
Wood Lane
Sherpards Bush(?)

Anyone think of any others?

 

[D6975]

How about the north end of the East London line. Rebuilt just a couple of years ago it was a terminus at Dalston Jn, now it's a through station again.

And in Northern Ireland, the Larne branch used to run into a terminus next to the depot in Belfast until being converted into a through station so that trains could continue on to Central.

 

[Eagle]

How about the north end of the East London line. Rebuilt just a couple of years ago it was a terminus at Dalston Jn, now it's a through station again.

Dalston Junction was only a terminus for about four weeks...

 

[ert47]

Wasnt Crystal Palace originally a terminus? (not talking about the high level station that closed ages ago)

 

[Firesprite]

The exact history of the various routes through Poole and Bournemouth built at different times by the LSWR is a bit difficult to follow, but I'm pretty sure that Bournemouth Central (formerly Bournemouth East) was always a through station—originally on the line down from Ringwood, the infamous "Castleman Corkscrew", and later on the cutoff line via New Milton.

The original Bournemouth East Terminus (1870 to 1885) was on the other side of the Holdenhurst Road bridge on the area now used by B&Q and was replaced by the new through station in 1885 when the line through to Branksome was opened,

 

[Rich_D3167]

On a similar note, Cleethorpes station was designed to be a through station (hence the main (now former) station building is on the side of Platform 1, rather than at the end of all platforms), which would have linked with the Mablethorpe to Louth line just north of Mablethorpe. Obviously, this never happened, but it was the original intention. Would be slightly difficult to build it now with the amount of buildings & obstacles in the way along Cleethorpes sea front!

 

[L&Y Robert]

Heathrow Terminals 1, 2 & 3 was originally a terminus with overrun tunnels.

Hounslow west was a terminus of the Picadilly Line wasn't it? Before the line was extended into Heathrow. I remember the slogan "Fly The Tube" when the extension was opened.