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Old April 23rd 04, 10:43 PM posted to uk.local.london,uk.transport.london
E. Zackatackali E. Zackatackali is offline
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Default Station names

I wish London Underground stations had names that properly
described the area that they were located in, instead of
using obscure street names or some other undescriptive name.
For example, if I had to rename the stations on the
Bakerloo line, I'd have this instead (with a little
help from my A-Z):

Elephant and Castle ---- Walworth North
Lambeth North ---------- OK
Waterloo --------------- OK
Embankment ------------- OK (on the grounds that
I can't think of anything else)
Charing Cross ---------- Trafalgar Square
Piccadilly ------------- OK (tempted to call this Soho
South, but you don't mess with the sacred)
Oxford Circus ---------- OK (tempted to call this Soho
West, but see above)
Regent's Park ---------- Marylebone East
Baker Street ----------- OK
Marylebone ------------- OK
Edgware Road ----------- Paddington East
Paddington ------------- OK
Warwick Avenue --------- Paddington North
Maida Vale ------------- OK
Kilburn Park ----------- Kilburn Central
Queen's Park ----------- West Kilburn
Kensal Green ----------- OK
Willesden Junction ----- Harlesden South
Harlesden -------------- Harlesden West
Stonebridge Park ------- OK (no idea what else to call it)
Wembley Central -------- OK
North Wembley ---------- OK
South Kenton ----------- OK
Kenton ----------------- OK
Harrow and Wealdstone -- Wealdstone

As it happens, it seems as if the tube names are more
readily recognised than the area, which is why if you
tell someone you live in Walworth, they have no idea
where you are talking about until you say you live
in the Elephant and Castle.

EZ