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.

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Washington (not Washington Street) in Boston is one of those extra-special cases, because it was only named Washington for a couple decades. Until then, the station actually had three names; separate names for the northbound and southbound Orange Line platforms and one for the Red Line platforms. Early line maps after the color-coding showed it as "Summer/Winter/Washington". That was consolidated to "Washington", and renamed "Downtown Crossing" with "Washington" as a secondary name in 1987 to match the name for the pedestrian mall above. (And I moved here 7 years ago, so I certainly never saw the sign.)

I've found that in general older stations have the shortest possible name; new stations tend to end up with the names of both cross-streets, or the full neighborhood name, or what have you. (Ultimate example: the Washington Metro's "U Street/African American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo" station.) Interesting trend -- perhaps the brevity was most useful when everybody took the subway, while long names make it easier for subway newbies to find the stations today?

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(And I moved here 7 years ago, so I certainly never saw the sign.)

It was there much more recently than that. In fact, I think there are two remaining places. One at Park Street station that points you down the Winter Street tunnel toward "Washington" and one on a platform at the least-used end. I'm not through there very often anymore, but I may be on Saturday. I'll look and see if I can find them. (I'll try to remember my camera, too.)