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

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.