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

[tamago.livejournal.com]

So, are you using language as a barrier? I noticed "Central" and "Centraal Station" listed separately. What does that do to stations like Stockholm's Tunnelbana stop "Centralen" which simply translates to "the Central" station?

[totient]

the Gold Line in LA is now open, and with it "Chinatown" (shared with Boston and Philadelphia) and "Lake" (shared with Chicago)

Also, Boston and Sydney share two stops: "Museum" and "St Marys".

[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!

[frotz.livejournal.com]

Are you willing to accept Hauptbahnhof?

[apintrix.livejournal.com]

I think there's an "opera" station somewhere else-- maybe Paris? But I'm going on memory.

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

[hotpoint.livejournal.com]

So, Lyon, Milano and Napoli all have stations named Garibaldi -- with slight variations. Lyon's is just Garibaldi, Milano's is Garibaldi F.S. and Napoli's is Garibaldi Centrale.

Paris has Franklin D. Roosevelt as a station name. Chicago has Roosevelt and Roosevelt/State. NYC has Roosevelt Island and Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Avenue.

Another tack: There is a Canal station in Madrid, a Canal St station in NYC. Canal Station would have been the terminus of the Cincinnati subway if completed. North Station in Boston is at the intersection of Canal and Causeway.

There is also an Opera station in Cairo. Vienna's is Volksoper.

[obra.livejournal.com]

I am sorely tempted to automate this process with Métro.

[obra.livejournal.com]

Also, it would be interesting to use graphviz on this data...

Brighton Beach

[obra.livejournal.com]

NYC and Melbourne

[skreeky]

Washington: Chicago, Los Angeles

Ahhh, takes me back to the day when Downtown Crossing was called Washington. Okay, no it doesn't, because I haven't lived here that long. But last I noticed, there was still a sign on one of the platforms that said "Washington" if you know where to look.

I'd say it's a cheat because (a) it's not called Washington any more, and (b) the full name was "Washington Street," but the note on Times Square says the one in NYC counts because even though its full name is "42nd St Times Square" there's a platform sign that just says "Times Square." So if they still haven't taken down the sign...

[a-dodecahedron.livejournal.com]

For the record, the Houston MetroRail stations are the following:

UH-Downtown
Preston
Main Street Square
Bell
Downtown Transit Center
McGowen
Ensemble/HCC
Wheeler
Museum District
Hermann Park/Rice U
Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo
Dryden/TMC
TMC Transit Center
Smith Lands
Reliant Park
Fannin South

In order from north to south. Yes, Houston's light rail is one-dimensional.

[dirque.livejournal.com]

If I had the same weird obsession you did, I would start with http://www.urbanrail.net.