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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Re: Historical figures might be a good bet for station names in multiple systems

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I did a complete check of Chinese metros: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Wuhan, and Guangzhou. Not a single match. Don't know if this is by design or what. Still want to compare by characters to Hong Kong and Taipei, but I don't have much hope.

Colbert: Marseille, Lille

Marseille's map claims that it's "Colbert Hôtel de la Région".

République: Paris, Rennes

Excellent!

Gare du Nord: Brussels, Paris

Alas, Gare du Nord appears to be on the (Premetro-tram) Green Line equivalent piece of the Brussels network: http://www.stib.irisnet.be/Graphic/newplanMetr.gif

Clemenceau: Brussels, Rennes

Fortunately, the previous one doesn't matter, because this one exists, so you can connect Paris, Rennes, and Brussels anyway. Parfait! :)

Temple: Paris, London

Connecting up the French into the largest group! Magnifique!

Ostbahnhof: Berlin, Munich

Berlin Ostbahnhof is S-Bahn. :(

Rathaus: Hamburg, Nuremberg

Sehr gut!

Uhlandstrasse: Berlin, Hamburg

I'm going to write it Uhlandstr., because it appears that way on the BVG'sS- und U-Bahnnetz and on the Umgebungsplan for Uhlandstraße from the HVV. (The Germans wish to make things difficult for me, clearly.)

Universitetet: Copenhagen, Stockholm

Copenhagen is being annoyingly inconsistent in their publications as to whether it sticks the "st." at the end of "Universitetet" (or many other stations), but I find they don't on their English language pamphlet (among other places), and I have no idea what "DR BYEN" means, so I'm going to declare victory here and match them. :)

University: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Miami

University is proving to be a very useful station, in a number of languages...

City Hall: Philadelphia, Singapore (as EW13 NS25 City Hall), Seoul

Seoul! I had the other two, but Seoul! This opens up the possibility of connecting up Korean systems! :)

Chinatown: Singapore (as NE4 Chinatown)

Excellent! Yay, North-East Line!

Park Street: Boston, Calcutta

Yup, had it. I actually debated with myself because Boston Park Street is often written "Park St.", but then I found an image of a station sign that said "Park Street". (I could have just gone down to the station but looking on line is easier...)

Haymarket: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Boston

Good, good...

Monument: London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

....v'ry niice...

Royal Oak: Vancouver, Toronto

Perhaps you mean "Vancouver, London"? I see a "Royal York" in Toronto, but "Royal Oak" in both Vancouver and London. Maybe I just missed the one in Toronto?

Airport: Hong Kong

Can't believe I missed this one...

So, as I was saying to bedfull_o_books last night, you are a wonder. Thank you, you rock!

Re: Historical figures might be a good bet for station names in multiple systems

[hotpoint.livejournal.com]

Glad to help! This particular topic tickles my own interests (well, obsessions) very nicely, so it's been fun for me. :)

Colbert, Gare du Nord, Ostbahnhof, Royal Oak -- mea culpa, I must have been moving too fast through the maps, discounting them once and then going back to check something and missing details on the second pass.

On the other hand, Berlin's S-Bahn system is basically heavy rail metro -- it's got long trains, third-rail equipment, all-segregated right-of-way and comparatively high frequencies on all the branches. Would you be willing to count it as a metro as well?

Re: Historical figures might be a good bet for station names in multiple systems

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

mea culpa

Not a problem. It's nice to have someone else who shares the same "interests" as I do. :)

Would you be willing to count it as a metro as well?

So, what I worry is that going down yet another road. If the S-Bahn is heavy rail metro, which it sort of is, how about SEPTA Regional Rail? Or Sydney CityRail? Or Johannesburg/Pretoria Metro? And so on...

I deleted all the people-mover links. Poof, no more Detroit or Jacksonville. :)

Oh, also, now all the city names link to maps or official sites. Haven't got a working site for Brasilia, Caracas, or any of the Russians yet.

Gotta check the Korean systems next.