You can use NaPTAN for the official rail station names as they are taken from Network Rail ... you will find this easier! IN NaPTAN we add "rail station" because we need to ensure that it is clear that it is a rail station and not a bus station or a coach station.
To my knowledge I am only aware of one rail station name that is slightly different from the official rail version - I almost want to challenge someone to find it, but I won't be so cruel! The exception is Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 in which NaPTAN adds the word Airport to be consistent with other airport rail stations. Roger From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 17 September 2009 16:49 To: 'Frankie Roberto'; 'Pieren' Cc: 'OSM'; 'Talk Transit mailing list' Subject: Re: [Talk-transit] [OSM-talk] Train station names: "Place Station" ou just "Place"? I concur, railway stations most often don't have "Station" after their name so they should be recorded as-is on the primary signage / on-platform signage (if people can be bothered to doublecheck the platforms). Using the National Rail site should be doable to acquire the definitive station names, right?
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