Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Australian and New Zealand stations)

This is a standard naming convention for transport stations – including intercity rail, commuter rail, rapid transit, buses, and coaches – in Australia and New Zealand. It is related to guidelines for Canada (WP:CANSTATION), Poland (WP:PLSTATION), the United Kingdom (WP:UKSTATION), and the United States (WP:USSTATION).

The guideline is intended to bring Australian and New Zealand into a standard format that reflects common use in those countries and the relevant local communities.

Naming

Generally, stations in Australia and New Zealand should take the following forms: "[NAME] railway station" for heavy rail stations; "[NAME] station" for other types of rail transit, or stations that serve more than one form of transit; and "[NAME] bus station" for bus and coach stations. Comma-separated disambiguation should follow if necessary; see the disambiguation guidelines below. If the station has a common name that does not follow this format, always default to the common name per the WP:COMMONNAME policy.

Rail service	Name	Example	Short-form template
Heavy rail including Sydney Metro	[NAME] railway station	Belgrave railway station, North Sydney railway station, Epping railway station, Sydney	{{Stnlnk}} or {{rws}}
Rapid rail transit	[NAME] metro station	Helensvale railway station	{{Station}} or {{stn}}
Light rail	[NAME] light rail station	Parkwood East light rail station, Middle Park light rail station	{{lrt}} or {{lrts}}
Tram	[NAME] tram stop	St Vincent's Plaza tram stop	{{Trams}}
Bus/coach stations	[NAME] bus station	Caloundra bus station, Curtin University bus station

Where a location has separate heavy rail and metro stations, the metro station should be named "[NAME] metro station" eg Parramatta metro station.

Disambiguation

Australia

If a station's name is ambiguous, disambiguate it according to the disambiguation policy and guideline. Use natural disambiguation where appropriate. Otherwise add a distinguishing term using comma-separated disambiguation. The following options are appropriate depending on the circumstance:

• State: This option is appropriate for stations served by intercity rail outside the major metropolitan areas (see below), especially if the station shares the name of its town (e.g. Croydon railway station, Queensland in Croydon, Queensland).
• City: This option is appropriate for stations located within the metropolitan areas of Australia's major cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, or Sydney (e.g. Croydon railway station, Melbourne in the Melbourne suburb of Croydon, Victoria.
• Other: Use dates, railway names, etc., for cases where there are multiple stations of the same name in the same place, as may happen with historical stations.

Examples:

Disambiguation	Title
None	Kalgoorlie railway station
State	Adamstown railway station, New South Wales; Croydon railway station, Queensland; Queenstown railway station, Tasmania
City	Croydon railway station, Melbourne; Rockingham railway station, Perth
Other	Cleveland railway station (1897–1960)

New Zealand

If a station's name is ambiguous, disambiguate it according to the disambiguation policy and guideline. Use natural disambiguation where appropriate. Otherwise add a distinguishing term using comma-separated disambiguation. The following options are appropriate depending on the circumstance:

• Country (New Zealand), for cases where the name is only ambiguous with entries from other countries.
• City/local community, for cases where the name is ambiguous within New Zealand.
• Other: Use dates, railway names, etc., for cases where there are multiple stations of the same name in the same place, as may happen with historical stations.

Examples:

Disambiguation	Title
None	Manukau railway station
Natural disambiguation	Britomart Transport Centre
Country	Christchurch railway station, New Zealand; Hamilton railway station, New Zealand
City/local community	Hutt Park railway station, Gracefield; Hutt Park railway station, Petone

Disambiguation pages

A disambiguation page should list all the ambiguous stations. "Xxx railway station" (or "Xxx station") should point to the disambiguation page, unless one is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. For example, Richmond station disambiguates stations in Melbourne, Sydney, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Navigation boxes

Include:

• Network style, short description, station name, image (if any)
• Coordinates with map
• Operator, owner, number of platforms and tracks, line(s) the station is located on, opening/rebuild/closing date
• Electrification – yes/no, year of electrification, voltage and AC/DC
• Station previous names, station code and fare zones (if any)
• Parking/bicycle facilities, accessibility
• Distances from the reference point of the network (usually the largest station)
• Connections – utilise {{rint}} icons from Template:Rail-interchange/doc/AU with descriptions
• Adjacent stations module (if passenger trains service the station)

Other information can also be included if any