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This is a project guideline for the structure of Wikipedia articles about the ~600 Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, London Underground and National Rail stations in the London fare zones.
Article naming conventions
[edit source]Infobox
[edit source]- {{Infobox London station}} is used on articles for all stations. There are specific fields for National Rail and/or London Underground.
Introduction
[edit source]The lead should define the topic and summarize the body of the article with appropriate weight. As with all Wikipedia articles, everything in the lead should be expanded upon in the main body. Citations are not required in the introduction as long as they appear in the main body.
Sections
[edit source]The sections to include in the article will vary depending on the station's history and significance, but the following may be appropriate:
- History
- Things to mention:
- Opening date and by which railway company
- If the railway through the site opened before the station
- Electrification
- Why the station was built and/or rebuilt and name of architects or engineers
- Changes of ownership and service operators
- Design
- Description of the station buildings and layout
- Location
- Origin of name
- Neighbourhood, borough, things in immediate area
- Nearest stations
- Connecting bus routes
- Services
- Summary of services - in a developed article this will be in prose, unless it is a large/complex service pattern
- See also
- Optional - do not repeat the nav footers, most likely only used to link to nearby related stations
- References
- All articles require {{reflist}} - the infobox generates some references
- External links
- Optional
Footers
[edit source]In this order (where applicable):
- Succession boxes linking to adjacent stations
- {{London Overground navbox}} {{Docklands Light Railway}} {{Central line navbox}} and all relevant lines in alphabetical order
- {{Transport in London}}
- {{UKrailwaystations}}
- Any other nav boxes
Categories
[edit source]- By fare zone: e.g. Category:Rail transport stations in London fare zone 1 <generated automatically by the infobox from the fare_zone fields>
- By borough: e.g. Category:Tube stations in the City of Westminster or Category:Railway stations in the City of Westminster
- By lines: e.g. Category:Central line (London Underground) stations or Category:Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways
Sources
[edit source]Examples of GA/FA
[edit source]- Open stations
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Acton Town tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Angel tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Arnos Grove tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Becontree tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Boston Manor tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Blackfriars station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Cannon Street station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Charing Cross railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg City Thameslink railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Earl's Court tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg East Finchley tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Elephant & Castle tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Elm Park tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Embankment tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Euston railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Euston tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Fenchurch Street railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Finchley Central tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Gants Hill tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Gloucester Road tube station
- File:Featured article star.svg Green Park tube station
- File:Featured article star.svg Herne Hill railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Highgate tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Holborn tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Hounslow West tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Kennington tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Kensington (Olympia) station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Kilburn tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg King's Cross St Pancras tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Liverpool Street station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg London Bridge station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg London King's Cross railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg London Paddington station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg London Victoria station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg London Waterloo station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Marylebone station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Moorgate station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Morden tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Newbury Park tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Old Street station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Oxford Circus tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines)
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines)
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Pimlico tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg South Kensington tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg St Pancras railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Upminster station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Upminster Bridge tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Upney tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Vauxhall station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Warren Street tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Waterloo East railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Westminster tube station
- Closed Stations
- File:Featured article star.svg Aldwych tube station
- File:Featured article star.svg Brill railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Broad Street railway station (England)
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Down Street tube station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg Holborn Viaduct railway station
- File:Symbol support vote.svg King's Cross Thameslink railway station
- File:Featured article star.svg Quainton Road railway station
- File:Featured article star.svg Waddesdon Road railway station
- File:Featured article star.svg Westcott railway station
- File:Featured article star.svg Wood Siding railway station
- File:Featured article star.svg Wotton railway station (Brill Tramway)
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