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

[wolfkitn.livejournal.com]

this makes me think of something that a few of us dreamt up once (although i'm sure it wasn't original, even then): the same-name transport device for easy access to far-away places. wouldn't it be cool if you wanted to go to, say, somerville, NJ and you were in somerville, MA and could blink and you'd be transported? suddenly, all sorts of far-away places would become a lot more easily accessible. just imagine the possibilities!

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yes, I had that conversation with bryant long long ago--maybe it was a related conversation? He came up with an elaboration: street names with the same name would connect, too.

Main Street becomes a very popular roadway. As does Zhongshan Lu. :)

To tie the two threads together, dirque once said that subways could be thought of as teleportation devices which took a finite amount of time to transfer you from place to place.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Finite and non-zero, that is. Accompanied by a lot of rumbling and shaking. :)