terminal station / final stop
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final stop
The last stop on the route of a form of public transportation such as a bus, train, or tram.
Bitte alle aussteigen, der Zug endet hier. Dies ist die Endstation.
All passengers please get off; the train ends here. This is the final stop.
dead end
In a figurative sense, the last, often negative point in a development, life, or career, from which there is no way forward.
Nachdem er seinen Job verloren hatte, war die Obdachlosigkeit für ihn die vorläufige Endstation.
After he lost his job, homelessness was the temporary dead end for him.
'Endstation' (terminal station / final stop) is an easy-to-understand compound made up of 'Ende' (end) and 'Station' (station). So it literally refers to the station at the end of a route.
Die U-Bahn fährt nur bis zur nächsten Haltestelle, das ist die Endstation.
The subway only goes as far as the next stop; that is the final stop.
In the context of transportation, 'Endstation' (final stop) is often used with the prepositions 'an' or 'bis zu': 'an der Endstation aussteigen' (to get off at the final stop) or 'bis zur Endstation fahren' (to ride to the final stop).
Wir müssen bis zur Endstation fahren und dort umsteigen.
We have to ride to the final stop and change there.
The figurative meaning is always negative. It describes the low point or unwanted end of a development in life or in a career.
Für viele Drogenabhängige ist die Straße die Endstation.
For many drug addicts, the street is the dead end.
You can easily recognize the difference between the meanings from context. If people are talking about a bus, train, or subway, the literal meaning is meant. If it is about life, a career, or social problems, the figurative meaning is meant.
Die Linie U3 endet an der Endstation „Krumme Lanke“.
Line U3 ends at the terminal station 'Krumme Lanke'.
