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
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
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
United States guideline Foo station;
default to common names
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)