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Bletchleyite
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I suppose you could change it to "Burscough Junction Lane" (though the lane was named after the junction!) or, really pushing the boat out, the two to "Burscough Central" and "Burscough South", though the latter wouldn't work if/when Burscough Mill Dam Lane (proposed in the 70s) ever gets built, which if there's housing built around there and Merseyrail is extended it may well do.
To be fair, the original renaming proposal was before Milton Keynes Central was proposed, I believe.
Gloster
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Rename Castle Cary to Ansford, or even Clanville.
Kieran1990
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Headingley in Leeds I’d rename Kirkstall Hill
Appropriate if St. James station reopens. Edit: already mentioned. What about light rail stations/stops - several Metrolink stops come to mind. Burton Road should perhaps be renamed Withington and Withington to Princess Road.
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Purple Orange
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Oh really? That link takes you to a map of Manchester in 1801. Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819. There has been a Piccadilly for a very long time and the word comes from Pickadill, which was the frilly collar often worn in centuries gone by. Think of what Shakespeare wore around his neck.
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Whilst 'Piccadilly Circus' in London was built as recently as 1819, the nearby 'Piccadilly' roadway predates that.
Apparently, it was once known as Portugal Street, named for Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's Portuguese wife in the latter half of the 17th Century. When exactly it was renamed as Piccadilly is unknown — both names existed simultaneously until around the 1740s.
There was a Pikadilly Hall in the area a century or so earlier.
Happy to concede that the London 'Piccadilly' predates the slightly less upmarket version in Manchester.
Apparently, it was once known as Portugal Street, named for Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's Portuguese wife in the latter half of the 17th Century. When exactly it was renamed as Piccadilly is unknown — both names existed simultaneously until around the 1740s.
There was a Pikadilly Hall in the area a century or so earlier.
Happy to concede that the London 'Piccadilly' predates the slightly less upmarket version in Manchester.
There is more than the airport there. Probably more people use it to go to the NEC.
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I would guess that most people going to the NEC know it's near the airport than vice versa
Bletchleyite
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Horwich Parkway to either Middlebrook or Middlebrook Stadium, which is what I thought it would be called.
I would call it "Birmingham Airport (for the NEC)", the latter being a subscript on the signs only. I think there was a scheme to actually do that, wasn't there, but it was dropped due to cost?
Birmingham International does confuse people, I've been asked if it was the centre before by another passenger, because "New Street" sounds like some obscure mini-station.
I would call it "Birmingham Airport (for the NEC)", the latter being a subscript on the signs only. I think there was a scheme to actually do that, wasn't there, but it was dropped due to cost?
Birmingham International does confuse people, I've been asked if it was the centre before by another passenger, because "New Street" sounds like some obscure mini-station.
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury -> Barnsbury
Shoreditch High Street -> Shoreditch
Brondesbury -> Brondesbury Kilburn
Norwood Jun -> South Norwood Junction
Catford -> Catford Thameslink
Wellingborough -> Wellingborough for Rushden (like Alnmouth)
University -> Birmingham University (University is as descriptive as calling London Bridge "Bridge")
Staines -> Staines-upon-Thames (half serious)
West Drayton -> West Drayton & Yiewsley
I also feel like Stratford Int'l should change, but no idea to what.
Shoreditch High Street -> Shoreditch
Brondesbury -> Brondesbury Kilburn
Norwood Jun -> South Norwood Junction
Catford -> Catford Thameslink
Wellingborough -> Wellingborough for Rushden (like Alnmouth)
University -> Birmingham University (University is as descriptive as calling London Bridge "Bridge")
Staines -> Staines-upon-Thames (half serious)
West Drayton -> West Drayton & Yiewsley
I also feel like Stratford Int'l should change, but no idea to what.
NorthKent1989
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Stratford City springs to mind or Stratford Westfields might be better
SargeNpton
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Sorry, you'll need to explain further about Rushden. Following that logic, every station in the country would have to list any nearby town. It's not even as if Wellingborough station has a convenient bus link to Rushden.
From my local area, I would suggest....
Paisley St James > Paisley St Mirren (right next to St Mirren's stadium)
Paisley Gilmour Street > Paisley Central
Paisley Canal > Paisley South
Hawkhead > Paisley East
Mosspark > Cardonald South (Mosspark, the area is a mile away and has Corkerhill Stn.)
Bishopton > Bishopton & Dargavel
Woodhall > Port Glasgow East
Port Glasgow > Port Glasgow Central
Bogston > Port Glasgow West
Cartsdyke > Greenock East
Branchton > Greenock South
I would also say that a lot of Glasgow's stations need renamed as the names don't always convey what they are near i.e Mount Florida > Hampden and High Street > Merchant City
Paisley St James > Paisley St Mirren (right next to St Mirren's stadium)
Paisley Gilmour Street > Paisley Central
Paisley Canal > Paisley South
Hawkhead > Paisley East
Mosspark > Cardonald South (Mosspark, the area is a mile away and has Corkerhill Stn.)
Bishopton > Bishopton & Dargavel
Woodhall > Port Glasgow East
Port Glasgow > Port Glasgow Central
Bogston > Port Glasgow West
Cartsdyke > Greenock East
Branchton > Greenock South
I would also say that a lot of Glasgow's stations need renamed as the names don't always convey what they are near i.e Mount Florida > Hampden and High Street > Merchant City
The reason i suggest renaming Birmingham International to Birmingham Airport is that it is amazing how people do not realise that the airport has a railway station and it is on a mainline and served by numerous trains. Adding (for the NEC) is a good idea.
London Liverpool Street to something else (maybe London Bishopsgate)?
I seem to recall another thread where this was proposed to prevent confusion at Stansted Airport between trains going to Liverpool Lime Street (the actual city of Liverpool) and trains going to London Liverpool street (the London Station).
Unlikely I suppose...
I seem to recall another thread where this was proposed to prevent confusion at Stansted Airport between trains going to Liverpool Lime Street (the actual city of Liverpool) and trains going to London Liverpool street (the London Station).
Unlikely I suppose...
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The stations in Kilburn don't seem very helpfully named, with the Jubilee Line station called "Kilburn" being the furthest away from the centre of Kilburn, and indeed further away than the Overground station called Brondesbury! Thus I'd rename
Kilburn - North Kilburn
Brondesbury - Kilburn and Brondesbury
I'd also rename Hendon to West Hendon, to reflect where the National Rail station is
Kilburn - North Kilburn
Brondesbury - Kilburn and Brondesbury
I'd also rename Hendon to West Hendon, to reflect where the National Rail station is
Caledonian Road and Barnsbury is on Caledonian Road but not in Barnsbury!
Shoreditch High Street was given it's name to distinguish it from the former East London line terminus station.
Catford station is not only served by Thameslink trains so your proposed renaming is misleading and could cause confusion.
There was only a three year gap between closing Shoreditch and opening Shoreditch High Street so it was necessary to make it clear that it was at a different location. I think that it would be reasonable to drop "High Street" from the name when the station becomes due for some redecoration.
Except that the cost of redoing maps etc is non-trivial.
That's a good shout, it should be called Middlebrook.
They changed the boundary so it was in Horwich rather than Lostock.
Oddly enough if you leave the station and walk either down the left or right hand side of the road you are in Lostock, but the road itself is in the Horwich.
I'd call it St. Annes, most people do.
Sounds horrible, I suppose you could call it after its original name Store Street.
London road just sounds depressing.
That's an understatement, there is a 'Moss Side' station on the Blackpool South line.(Shame Victoria Park and Moss Side don't have stations, as they'd fit the "stations that sound nice but aren't" thing if they did!)
I dropped someone off near Moss Side Manchester about 1am on a Sunday morning in the 80s. As we approached the lights there were lads knocking about, he told me if the lights turn red keep going and if we stopped behind a car leave plenty of space so we can make a quick getaway!
Bletchleyite
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I've lived there on the Rusholme side and it wasn't bad, far less trouble than you got in the actual student areas. But it's hardly salubrious
SargeNpton
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The two Hammersmith stations and the two Edgware Road stations on the London Underground.
Bletchleyite
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The two Hammersmith stations are directly opposite each other across the road. The walk between them is shorter than the walk between lines through the tunnels at many other Tube stations. So I think I'd leave those alone.
Edgware Road I would probably agree, they are not as near to each other.
I don't entirely get why Bank and Monument are named separately; one side of me would rename the whole thing to Bank-Monument.
A long time ago I went out with a girl from Rusholme, I could write a book about that. Her house was an old Victorian terrace and the bathroom didn't have any windows!I've lived there on the Rusholme side and it wasn't bad, far less trouble than you got in the actual student areas. But it's hardly salubrious
Back on on topic, talking of stations reverting to old names I nominate Kearsley to go back to Stoneclough.
You could also rename Farnworth to Farnworth and Kearsley North as it is right on the border. Technically speaking if you stand outside the booking office you are in Kearsley.
Bungle158
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Not quite accurate for Reading West as some of the streets off Oxford Road are quite pleasing. The exit towards Tilehurst Road gives access to some 'leafy' thoroughfares and is not far from Prospect Park.
SargeNpton
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Though the two Hammersmith stations are close you can't see one directly from the entrance of the other. First time I visited Hammersmith I ended up at the wrong one after a concert and couldn't work out why there were no trains back to where I'd come from.
You could call it "Tring Station" station as the area around the station is shown as that on Google Maps.
Same thing for Micheldever.
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There used to be two stations named Shepherd's Bush. As they are gettng on for a mile apart, it's perhaps just as well that one of them is now Shepherd's Bush Market. The Central Line station and West London line station are still both Shepherd's Bush but are adjacent.
Mikey C
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The 2 Hammersmith stations felt closer together before the District/Piccadilly station was redeveloped with that shopping centre
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