Wikipedia:WikiProject Stations/Station names
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This is supposed to be the information page on existing policies and practices of naming railway stations.
Country / Area | Guidelines/relevant discussions | Practices | Comments |
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Australia | Proposal | ||
Canada | guideline | Foo station | |
Dominican Republic | none | Foo metro station | All were created by the same user; there are only metro stations in the country |
Mexico | RM | Foo metro station | only for rapid transit; the number of articles on railway stations is presumed to be small |
Netherlands | Foo metro station Foo railway station Foo station |
Foo station is used for proper names But there are unexplicable exceptions | |
New Zealand | Proposal | ||
Panama | RM | Foo metro station | Two stations on the Panama Canal Railway do not have articles |
Poland | guideline | Foo railway station; Foo metro station; Foo station for combinations |
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Russia | none | Complete disorder; random moves occur | |
Singapore | Foo MRT station Foo LRT station |
All articles uses lower case for the station. | |
South Korea | Foo Station Foo station |
Mixture of upper and lower for station was used in article. For example Seoul Station uses upper case while Busan station uses lower case for the station. | |
United Kingdom | guideline | Foo railway station; custom names for rapid transit; Foo station for intermodal |
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United States | guideline | Foo station; default to common names |
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Uzbekistan | none | Foo (Tashkent Metro) | No articles on any railway stations except for Tashkent Metro |
See also User:Mackensen/Naming conventions (railway stations in Europe)