Sure, and where there is ambiguity there should be a disambiguity page to
sort that out.

J

On 06/11/2007, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Jason Cartwright
>
> > The TFL journey planner has such potential, but from what I can see it's
> not
> > terribly well built. Why does it have to ask me what type of data I'm
> > inputting? Doesn't it know that SW1W 9TQ is a postcode, White City is a
> > station, and Buckingham Palace is a place of interest?
>
> Well White City is a station.  It's also a locale and a building (and a
> demolished stadium ;).  (BBC White City, aka the evil grey fortress of doom
> ;)
>
> Now they all happen to be in the same area so that's not a huge problem,
> although there's still a five minute walk between the tube platform and the
> building (as I know you know Jason ;).
>
> However that's not always the case.  Turnham Green is actually a hell of a
> lot closer to Chiswick Park tube station, than Turnham Green tube
> station.  Then you've the case of the large number of Shepherds Bushs...
>
>
> Anyway that's just a silly point ;)  IIRC on TfL's journey planner (the
> software of which is used in various parts of the country), stations are on
> the place of interest list.
>
>

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