A truncated railway station terminus is when an original station site is sold for redevelopment

Redevelopment

Redevelopment is any new construction on a site that has pre-existing uses.-Description:Variations on redevelopment include:* Urban infill on vacant parcels that have no existing activity but were previously developed, especially on Brownfield land, such as the redevelopment of an industrial site...

 and a new, usually smaller station is constructed back down the line. Whilst there are many examples of station buildings and other structures, such as the redundant platforms at Whitby

Whitby railway station

Whitby railway station serves the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It is the terminus of the Esk Valley Line, connecting with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont, and provides mainline running for NYMR trains during the summer months...

 being sold for redevelopment. The truncation at Whitby however, is only partial, as one platform still survives in its original location. This article is about new stations which have been fully truncated and cut short from a former location.

Truncating usually happens when traffic has declined to such an extent that an original station site is no longer required and the land is deemed to have a greater commercial value. The argument for truncating would state that the money gained from the sale of a station site can then be reinvested in new facilities. However, as a result of this policy, newly constructed stations can often be sited farther away from a town or city centre. Many old stations have been redeveloped as shopping destinations with the aim of generating footfall from passengers as they walk to the new platforms. The policy of truncating continues to this day, with a plan to relocate Lowestoft railway station

Lowestoft railway station

Lowestoft railway station, formerly known as Lowestoft Central railway station, is a staffed railway station serving the town of Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is the terminus of the Wherry Line from Norwich and the East Suffolk Line from Ipswich. It is the easternmost station on the National Rail network...

 some 400 m to the west and redevelop the land for retail. This proposal is currently under discussion.

Station	Notes
Balloch Balloch railway station Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, 31 km north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station...	The original terminus of the North Clyde Line North Clyde Line The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of Transport Scotland...  extended right up to the shores of the Loch Lomond Loch Lomond Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish... . Following the end of steamer services, Balloch Pier fell into decline and closed in September 1986. Balloch Central, the next stop down the line, was later closed in April 1988 to avoid the Balloch Road level crossing. The modern truncated station is called simply Balloch.
Blackpool South Blackpool South railway station Blackpool South railway station is a single platform stop at the end of the Fylde coast branch line from Kirkham, in Lancashire, England. It is unmanned and has an hourly service daily, except winter Sundays....	The former Blackpool Central station was right in the heart of the town, but, following a decline in traffic and Blackpool North Blackpool North railway station Blackpool North railway station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston.... 's becoming the principal statio,n Blackpool Central was closed and the railway was cut right down so that the land could be redeveloped and used for car and coach parking.
Bradford Forster Square Bradford Forster Square railway station Bradford Forster Square station is a railway station in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The majority of services to/from the station use Class 333 electrified trains operated by Northern Rail, on the Airedale Line to Skipton, the Wharfedale Line to Ilkley and the Leeds-Bradford Line to Leeds.The...	In 1990, a new smaller station was constructed about 100 m back down the line. The original station site was to be redeveloped as part of new shopping centre, but due the early 1990s recession stopped that from happening. A new tax office was later built on the site.
Bradford Interchange	The original Bradford Exchange railway station was closed in the early 1970s, and a new station was constructed about a 100 m to the south as part of a combined rail and bus station facility. Interestingly, there has been a long-held aspiration to link both of Bradford's railway stations together via a cross city link. However, the policy of truncation made both of Bradford's stations actually farther apart.
Falmouth Docks Falmouth Docks railway station Falmouth Docks station in Falmouth, Cornwall is the terminus of the Maritime Line to Truro, the services are operated by First Great Western.-History:...
Felixstowe Felixstowe railway station Felixstowe is a railway station serving the town of Felixstowe in Suffolk, England. The station is the terminus of the Felixstowe Branch Line east of .It was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1898...	A new smaller station was constructed to the east of the original in the 1980s, with much of the old site becoming a car park and a shopping centre called 'Great Eastern Square'. The original station building, as well as some of the original platform canopies, still survives as a pub/restaurant.
Fort William Fort William railway station Fort William railway station is a railway station serving the town of Fort William in the Highland region of Scotland.- History :The present Fort William station opened on 13 June 1975. It replaced the original terminus which was further west and alongside Loch Linnhe at Station Square, in close...	The original station was alongside Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland....  and was combined with a ferry pier. To facilitate the construction of a new road, a new station was built in 1975 and this lies about half a mile to the west of the original.
Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames railway station Henley-on-Thames railway station is a terminal railway station in the town of Henley-upon-Thames in Oxfordshire, England.The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western on the Henley Branch Line from on the Great Western Main Line about to the south.-Service:There is a...	The station was cut back in 1975.
London Victoria	Brighton-bound platforms were truncated in the 1980s to make way for extra shops as part of the Victoria Place shopping centre development.
Looe Cornwall Looe railway station Looe railway station serves the twin towns of East and West Looe, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The station is the terminus of the scenic Looe Valley Line south of Liskeard.- History :...	The original station extended 100 m in the town and was connected to the quayside. The new station opened in April 1968.
Morecambe Morecambe railway station Morecambe railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Morecambe in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Morecambe Branch Line from to Heysham. The current truncated two-platform station was opened in 1994 to replace the Midland Railway's earlier terminus situated some...	The old Morecambe Promenade station Morecambe Promenade railway station Morecambe Promenade Station was a railway station in Morecambe, Lancashire. It was opened on March 24th 1907 by the Midland Railway and closed in February 1994...  closed in May 1994, with a new, smaller station built 400 m to the west. The old station building survives as a pub/restaurant, with the rest of the site now occupied by a cinema and an indoor market.
North Berwick North Berwick railway station North Berwick railway station is a railway station serving the seaside town of North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the terminus of the Edinburgh to North Berwick Line, 36 km east of .- History :...  (East Lothian)	The North Berwick branch line had been under threat of closure following the publication of the Beeching Report in the 1960s. By the 1980s the threat of closure had gone but the old station was demolished and a new car park and residential development was built in its place. At the same time, a smaller, unstaffed station, with cut-back platforms, was built back down the line.
St. Ives (Cornwall) St Ives (Cornwall) railway station St Ives railway station serves the coastal town of St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was opened in 1877 as the terminus of the last new broad gauge passenger railway to be constructed in the country. Converted to standard gauge in 1892, it is today served by First Great Western services on...	The original station was nearer to the town and featured a long curved platform. The new station (with a straight platform) was constructed back down the line in the early 1970s. Much of the old station site is now a car park.
Uckfield Uckfield railway station Uckfield railway station serves Uckfield in East Sussex, England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is the terminus for the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line.- History :...	The original station was 50 m to the south. A new station was constructed in 1991 to avoid the nearby level crossing.
Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex)	Only one short platform survives from the original station layout. The main platforms ran a few metres further on to the original terminus. Most of this land is now a car park, with the original station house now converted into flats.
Windermere Windermere railway station Windermere railway station is the railway station that serves Windermere in Cumbria, England. It is just south of the A591, about 15 min walk or a short bus ride from the lake. The station is located behind a branch of the Booths supermarket chain, which occupies the site of the original station...	The original train shed is now a Booths supermarket with a new truncated station constructed 50 m back down the line in 1986.
Windsor & Eton Central	The site redeveloped as the Royal Windsor Shopping Centre, and only one truncated platform of the old station remains.