# Station Stop

In your testplan you can place a **LTT Station Stop** whenever you want to **actively stop the test execution** of this station. Of all [stop criteria](https://docs.irs.systems/ltt/documentation/ltt-gui-manual/processmodel/orderofexecution#STOP_CONDITIONS), this is the only active one, where you, the testplan developer, decide when to stop. That's also the reason why a station stop is usually accompanied with a step precondition.

![TS Req Stop](https://1704635928-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FH5etzy4TvPRLxLRNfHlb%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a73b6b355bc913162c1b45df3d67df26722b262f%2FTS_Req_Stop.png?alt=media)

Normally, there is rarely a need to actively stop a test from within the testplan. However, if you do so, be aware that the station stop does the same as if a user would have pressed F1 or F8. You still need a [check for stop](https://docs.irs.systems/ltt/documentation/ltt-gui-manual/teststand/customsteptypes/checkstop) step hierarchy to actually stop the execution.