Speaking of random...

[randomness]

...I've been working on a list of stations which share the same names in different metro/subway systems. It's tedious work finding them. I figured I'd see if anyone else on the net shared one of my quirky interests and could help out.

The Mornington Crescent intersystem quick reference, a work in progress.

Feel free to pass this to anyone you think interested in transit systems or Mornington Crescent.

Comments

[redbird]

Times Square: New York, Hong Kong
Kew Gardens: London, New York

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

So, I'm doing exact matches, and I think the "Times Square" station in New York is actually "42 St Times Square" At least, so says the TA map. However, I'm not sure where the "Times Square" MTR station is in Hong Kong, so that may not matter.

Similarly, "Kew Gardens" is actually "Kew Gardens Union Turnpike" in Queens, and thus doesn't exactly match "Kew Gardens" in London.

I know you're thinking the strict version of the intersystem rules is an unnecessary restriction on play, but those are the house rules we play with... :)

[redbird]

It's "Times Square" to all the people who live here, if that matters. And just for the record, it's "Union Turnpike Kew Gardens, not the other way around." Union Turnpike to its friends.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

It's "Times Square" to all the people who live here, if that matters. And just for the record, it's "Union Turnpike Kew Gardens, not the other way around."

Sure, I'll buy that. I'm just going by http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm at the moment.

I think the best thing would be for me to visit the stations and see what the signage says, because that's the only way I verified that Victoria was in both London and Athens; most of the signs in the Attiko Metro actually say "Viktoria", but I saw two old signs that said "Victoria", so I declare it counts... :)

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Also, you're absolutely right about "Times Square": Mike Epstein just forwarded me http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?4400, which shows station signage saying "Times Square" as of 17 September 2002.

Still don't know where "Times Square" on the MTR is. I think there's a shopping mall by that name somewhere in Hong Kong.

(BTW, I hope I didn't sound discouraging, before. I didn't mean to be, and I'm sorry if I did, though I'm sure I sound like I'm splitting hairs...)