The invention relates to a terminal strip (1) for telecommunications and data processing technology, comprising a housing and conductor connection contacts (50, 60), wherein first conductor connection contacts (50) are accessible from the upper face (19) of the housing and second conductor connection contacts (60) are accessible from the lower face (29) of the housing, wherein electrical interfaces (70, 74) connected to the first and/or second conductor connection contacts (50, 60) are accessible from the upper side (19) of the housing and, wherein the housing comprising a upper housing part (10), a lower housing part (20), and a center housing part (30, 30'), wherein the center housing part (30, 30') comprises receptacles in which the first and second conductor connection contacts (50, 60) and the electrical interfaces (70, 74) are partially guided and mechanically supported.