Multiple Station Towns/Cities where a new suffix could be added

[William3000]

Further to the recent debate about single station towns/cities where a suffix is unnecessary, such as where stations have closed rendering the existing station suffix unnecessary like Lincoln Central (Lincoln St Marks) etc.

Are there some stations where a suffix could be added for ease of understanding. Unofficially Colchester is often referred to as Colchester North but it doesn’t appear on any of the signs.

increasingly I hear people call Cambridge, Cambridge (Central) or the main Cambridge station, and with the arrival of Cambridge South to supplement Cambridge North, there must be a case for adding the ‘Central’ suffix.
Luton is another one where since the opening of Luton Airport Parkway a suffix of Central could be added.

There are probably others - I guess it’s a matter of cost and whether it’s really necessary but I note that there have been other changes - Bicester Town became Bicester Village, Whittlesford became Whittlesford Parkway etc.

 

[starlightEXPRESS]

"Dorking" used to be known as "Dorking North" and is sometimes referred to as "Dorking (Main)".

"Oxford" could be renamed to "Oxford City" to distinguish it from "Oxford Parkway"
"Aylesbury" could be renamed to "Aylesbury Town" to distinguish it from "Aylesbury Vale Parkway"
"Warwick" could be renamed to "Warwick Town" to distinguish it from "Warwick Parkway"
"Stratford upon Avon" could be renamed to "Stratford upon Avon Town" to distinguish it from "Stratford upon Avon Parkway"

 

[spyinthesky]

"Dorking" used to be known as "Dorking North" and is sometimes referred to as "Dorking (Main)".

"Oxford" could be renamed to "Oxford City" to distinguish it from "Oxford Parkway"
"Aylesbury" could be renamed to "Aylesbury Town" to distinguish it from "Aylesbury Vale Parkway"
"Warwick" could be renamed to "Warwick Town" to distinguish it from "Warwick Parkway"
"Stratford upon Avon" could be renamed to "Stratford upon Avon Town" to distinguish it from "Stratford upon Avon Parkway"

The fact that they haven’t got a suffix already distinguishes them.
I don’t really see the need or the cost.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Edinburgh: add Waverley suffix that everyone uses anyway.

 

[William3000]

Edinburgh: add Waverley suffix that everyone uses anyway.

Yes - Edinburgh Waverley is commonly used. Should Haymarket have the prefix Edinburgh added to it?

 

[HughT]

increasingly I hear people call Cambridge, Cambridge (Central) or the main Cambridge station, and with the arrival of Cambridge South to supplement Cambridge North, there must be a case for adding the ‘Central’ suffix.

I agree that the Cambridge "problem" is only going to get worse when South is constructed and that keeping the main station without any suffix in perpetuity likely won't work. But given the geography of Cambridge, adding "Central" would give rise to laughter rather than clarification, since (for the usual historical reasons) its location is anything other than "central". I take the point that its position between the North and South stations renders it, de facto, Central. But I doubt that's how any residents or visitors view it!

 

[Ken H]

Yes - Edinburgh Waverley is commonly used. Should Haymarket have the prefix Edinburgh added to it?

No. People will get off there thinking it's the main station!

Do people still get off at Brum International thinking they are on central Brum?

 

[Ken H]

I agree that the Cambridge "problem" is only going to get worse when South is constructed and that keeping the main station without any suffix in perpetuity likely won't work. But given the geography of Cambridge, adding "Central" would give rise to laughter rather than clarification, since (for the usual historical reasons) its location is anything other than "central". I take the point that its position between the North and South stations renders it, de facto, Central. But I doubt that's how any residents or visitors view it!

Cambridge General, Exchange?

 

[Bletchleyite]

Yes - Edinburgh Waverley is commonly used. Should Haymarket have the prefix Edinburgh added to it?

I would, it is in the centre and more convenient for a lot of it, and no longer a small backwater.

 

[xotGD]

Cambridge Hbf

 

[robbeech]

Howden Parkway

It’s a 20 minute walk to the first house in Howden from the station.

I would have suggested the removal of Central from Rotherham Central until the tram train went and Parkway was added, now it’s probably sensible to leave it be.

 

[tspaul26]

I agree that the Cambridge "problem" is only going to get worse when South is constructed and that keeping the main station without any suffix in perpetuity likely won't work. But given the geography of Cambridge, adding "Central" would give rise to laughter rather than clarification, since (for the usual historical reasons) its location is anything other than "central". I take the point that its position between the North and South stations renders it, de facto, Central. But I doubt that's how any residents or visitors view it!

Chesterton
Cambridge
Hobson’s Park

Bosh!

 

[randyrippley]

How about Dent Parkway to show how far it is from the village?

 

[Dai Corner]

Barry could be suffixed, say, "Town" to distinguish it from Docks and Island.

 

[Ken H]

How about Dent Parkway to show how far it is from the village?

Cowgill

 

[Western 52]

Barry could be suffixed, say, "Town" to distinguish it from Docks and Island.

Was that it's original name? That's what we used to call it but not sure if that was once it's official name.

 

[30907]

Cambridge Hbf

Cambridge Cycleway?

 

[Western 52]

Pembroke could have Town added to distinguish it from Pembroke Dock.

 

[Eskimo]

Pembroke could have Town added to distinguish it from Pembroke Dock.

Same as Dawlish, and Dawlish Warren

 

[S&CLER]

Runcorn West?

 

[Whistler40145]

How about calling it Cambridge City?

 

[Kingston Dan]

How about calling it Cambridge City?

Or Cambridge United?

 

[Whistler40145]

Or Cambridge United?

Is it near the Football club?

 

[Kingston Dan]

Is it near the Football club?

I don't think Cambridge station is particularly near anywhere

 

[Doctor Fegg]

Cherry Hinton Parkway?

 

[geoffk]

Colchester would be another. It's sometimes referred to as Colchester North to distinguish it from Colchester Town, formerly St. Botolph's.

 

[6Gman]

I don't think Cambridge station is particularly near anywhere

It's near the railway.

Which is useful. Some might say essential.

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

Cambridge Station as the suffix then, as it is on Station Road.

Meadowhall should be Meadowhall North or something as some go to Meaddowhall South tram station in confusion and miss their train home.

Cleethorpes and other towns could add "-on-sea" or "beach" to advertise the seaside there.
Likewise to the geographically challenged, there is nothing in many major cities' or towns' station names that indicate that the place isn't just a nowhere stop, for example would Preston City encourage travel more than Preston (Lancs)?

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

Cambridge Station as the suffix then, as it is on Station Road.

Meadowhall should be Meadowhall North or something as some go to Meaddowhall South tram station in confusion and miss there train home.

Cleethorpes and other towns could add "-on-sea" or "beach" to advertise the seaside there.
Likewise to the geographically challenged, there is nothing in many major cities' or towns' station names that indicate that the place isn't just a nowhere stop, for example would Preston City encourage travel more than Preston (Lancs)?

You cant get Meadowhall and Meadowhall South confused the latter is called Tinsley/Meadowhall South the former is Meadowhall interchange on trams. No need to rename the station at all as it is a waste of time. Cleethorpes isnt called Cleethorpes-on-sea as other towns do have that in their name thats why they are called there. Beach is pointless to add.

 

[camflyer]

Cambridge Station Road
Cambridge Not Very Central
Cambridge Long Walk