Talk:Sanford station (Amtrak)

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On 6 January 2016, it was proposed that this article be moved from Sanford station (Amtrak) to Sanford station. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Requested move 6 January 2016

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: not moved Malcolmxl5 (talk) 02:34, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sanford station (Amtrak) → Sanford station – This is a WP:TWODABS situation, between this and Sanford station (SunRail), and this one is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. It receives twice the page views ([1] vs. [2]), and being an intercity rail station, it's likely to be what most readers think of when they hear "Sanford station" (the other one is commuter rail). The SunRail station can be distinguished with a hat note. Cúchullain ^t/c 18:15, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I thought that "Sanford Auto Train station", without the Amtrak parentheses of your first move, would have been a better choice, considering the content of the article and signage which does not include the location name. That is what most readers really think of. This also applies to Lorton station at the other end of the route. Secondarywaltz (talk) 19:02, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I see a few sources using "Sanford Auto Train station", but not as many as simply "Sanford station".--Cúchullain ^t/c 19:25, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This was just a thought about the previous move earlier today, but the problem is that you have double shifted station names like this several times now. Please take a little time to think things through first. Secondarywaltz (talk) 19:43, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This article only moved once, to this title. The proposed move would eliminate the two-article dab page at Sanford station.--Cúchullain ^t/c 19:54, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Oppose - and while I prefer returning to the previous names, Secondarywaltz has a valid argument against this proposal. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 19:18, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Why previous names? Are you going to dispute the naming convention in WP:USSTATION at every proposal? If you don't like it, take your arguments there. Secondarywaltz (talk) 19:39, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per common sense and utility to users: there are two stations in Sanford, Florida one for Amtrak, one for SunRail. People who go to the wrong station as a result of us ambiguating one of them are not going to thank us. And again WP:TWODABS allows two items on a dab. In ictu oculi (talk) 21:58, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per In ictu. Pageviews as primary topic determinant are unreliable. --Regards, James(^talk/_contribs) 18:35, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

station address

The station is not located at the end of W8th Street; there is nothing there but empty land. Access to station is about 500ft north of 8th Street. (I do not know how to paste an image from Google Maps.) I think in yonder place was located the now demolished Amtrak passenger station. --Manfariel (talk) 21:13, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]