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Post by Chris W on Sept 14, 2007 11:19:47 GMT
I heard this for the first time before leaving for work this morning news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6994475.stmOkay I'm a resident living in the London area and have been familiar with LU for all of my life, but is there a real need for this.... Surely there's a greater change of a person asking to get to Edgware (meaning near Marylebone) and being misdirected to the end of the Northern line  Wouldn't initially changing the Bakerloo line station to Church Street Market cause more confusing - at face value I would never know where Church Street Market was, but mention Edgware Road to me & I'd know pretty much where you wanted to head off to. On top of this how far are the station apart from one another.... Finally type in Church Street Market into Streetmap and it can't find it... but type in Edgware Road into LONDON STREET and you get a link to: www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=526666&y=182126&z=1&sv=edgware+road&st=1&tl=Edgware+Road,+W2&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf Or is there something I've missed  OPINIONS    |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2007 11:38:45 GMT
Wrong station. It's the other Edgware Road that needs changing - it's actually on Chapel St. and Cabell Place (sp?).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2007 14:13:37 GMT
I thought that too. Wouldn't it make more sense to rename the other one to Chapel St since that's easily found?
I never thought about the Edgware/Edgware Rd thing before. On the one hand you could say that the 'Rd' stations should both be renamed to avoid confusion but I don't think it's too confusing. You might get the odd person go astray but if it was any kind of problem for the majority (or even a sizeable minority) then we'd surely have heard about it before now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2007 14:14:11 GMT
Oh and one last thing, Bakerloo side has Edgware Road in the tiling so that's another reason we get to keep the name.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2007 16:09:03 GMT
I agree - the District/Met station should be changed. Then I might be able to change ends without having to explain three times to different people that the Bakerloo line doesn't actually stop at this station, it's the other one.
Although you could argue that we were here first and the Bakerloo latecomers nicked our station name!
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Post by Harsig on Sept 14, 2007 16:31:50 GMT
It would cost a lot more to rename the Met & Circle Station, mostly because that is a regular reversing point for trains so it is not just tube maps and line diagrams throughout the system that would need to be changed, but also train describer equipment and train destination blinds. (Plus there are more platforms so more roundels need to be changed ;D)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2007 16:45:59 GMT
It would cost a lot more to rename the Met & Circle Station, mostly because that is a regular reversing point for trains so it is not just tube maps and line diagrams throughout the system that would need to be changed, but also train describer equipment and train destination blinds. (Plus there are more platforms so more roundels need to be changed ;D) The trains will presumably be less of a problem once the C stocks go, surely it's quite a simple matter to reprogram the DVAs? Going to have to be done for Shepherd's Bush Market and Wood Lane anyway. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2007 17:39:56 GMT
I always thought Paddington Green would be a suitable name for Edgware Road Bakerloo. That would mean there was two Paddington Green's if you count the Boy's in blue station opposite |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2007 1:14:00 GMT
I always thought Paddington Green would be a suitable name for Edgware Road Bakerloo. That would mean there was two Paddington Green's if you count the Boy's in blue station opposite I was musing on that very thing today. But I still say we have possession of the name tiles so THEY should rename their station. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2007 4:20:34 GMT
ditto
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Post by johnnychx on Sept 18, 2007 10:55:37 GMT
the tiles thing doesn't mean a lot - Marylebone displays "Great Central" in the tiling on the platform. And Arsenal still says "Gillespie Rd".
I'm sure there are many more.
But as the Bakerloo Line station is actually ON the Edgware Rd, I reckon it should have first dibs if one of them has to change.
I used to work there and the constant mantra - "left out of the station and 2nd left at marks and spencer" - became somewhat of an annoyance to me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2007 16:27:57 GMT
pread street would be the best
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Post by Chris M on Sept 18, 2007 19:42:11 GMT
If the name "Praed Street" is used it should be for the Circle/District station at Paddington as this is on Praed Street and was historically known as such.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2007 3:38:39 GMT
Well while we're at it can someone sort out Canary Wharf DLR and Canary Wharf LUL. Canary Wharf DLR is attached to the Canary Wharf building (1 Canada Square) so it can keep that, while if things are being based on location then the LU station should be renamed to "Bank Street & Canada Square Plaza" if the councillor wants to be picky.
Also I am now way off topic. Like over here far off.
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Post by Chris M on Sept 19, 2007 11:30:37 GMT
Bank Street and Canada Square Plaza is a bit long. Bank Street by itself is too confusing with Bank, and Canada Square might get confused with the adjacent Canada Water.
Perhaps a bit better would be to rename the DLR to Canary Wharf Tower and the JLE station to Canary Wharf Plaza
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Post by amershamsi on Sept 19, 2007 13:51:57 GMT
how about Isle of Dogs for the Jubilee station - after all, that is what they will call the Crossrail station just to the north. Or you can have North Millwall, West Docklands, Blackwall Basin or West India (renaming the DLR station of a similar name to something else)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2007 13:33:31 GMT
Just make it "East Edgware Road" for the Circle and "West Edgware Road" for the Bakerloo. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2007 15:45:08 GMT
Just make it "East Edgware Road" for the Circle and "West Edgware Road" for the Bakerloo. ;D That won't work, they're both on the east side of the Edgware road. And there's also an Edgware road (in two parts) in Colindale - well it's the same one only further on. Wonder if that ever causes confusion. If the sub-surface line had to be renamed (not that I think there's any case whatsoever) the least inappropriate would be "Lisson Grove" - then we could rename the Wimbleware service as the "Lissondon" one |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2007 16:17:44 GMT
Edgware Road North (Bakerloo) and Edgware Road South (Met) would better reflect geographical reality.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2007 18:04:18 GMT
When you say 'Met'.....?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2007 22:09:08 GMT
I mean District/Circle/H&C. But it was one of the original Metropolitan Railway stations. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2007 23:14:01 GMT
Edgware Road North (Bakerloo) and Edgware Road South (Met) would better reflect geographical reality. That's what I was thinking when I suggested "East" and "West" as one station is East/West of the other - according to f00gle maps. |
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Post by Tubeboy on Oct 3, 2007 23:57:29 GMT
How about West Rotherhithe for Bermondsey?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2007 17:50:53 GMT
I mean District/Circle/H&C. But it was one of the original Metropolitan Railway stations. I think if you are going to add Bakerloo to one side you'd have to add Circle/District/Hammersmith & City to the other. And definitely no outdated names! If they are confused now then I can't imagine how confused that would make them. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2007 18:29:11 GMT
Okay... EDG Rd [Bakerloo] can become Edgware Road, for Harrow and EDG Rd [H&C] can become Edgware Road for Baker Street...  |
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Post by Chris M on Oct 4, 2007 19:02:58 GMT
Except both stations are on direct lines to Baker Street.
If you are using destinations, then how about
Edgware Road for Harrow and Waterloo
Edgware Road for Hammersmith and Wimbledon
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2007 23:02:07 GMT
Just change the Met station to Chapel Street (for Edgware Road). Simple as!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2007 0:07:06 GMT
I mean District/Circle/H&C. But it was one of the original Metropolitan Railway stations. I think if you are going to add Bakerloo to one side you'd have to add Circle/District/Hammersmith & City to the other. And definitely no outdated names! If they are confused now then I can't imagine how confused that would make them. I didn't mean that the lines should be part of the station names, I was just clarifying which way round I meant them to be. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2007 5:10:07 GMT
Just change the Met station to Chapel Street (for Edgware Road). Simple as! Or just not change anything. Even simpler as! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2007 19:03:27 GMT
I think if you are going to add Bakerloo to one side you'd have to add Circle/District/Hammersmith & City to the other. And definitely no outdated names! If they are confused now then I can't imagine how confused that would make them. I didn't mean that the lines should be part of the station names, I was just clarifying which way round I meant them to be. Ah fair enough. Thanks for clarifying that. |
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