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Wow, that's gnarly. This page sits untouched for months, then two of us start wikifying the stations. Should we decide on some sort of uniform format, like what the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Station Stations tried to do, but has apparently lay idle?
Also, what about format for the station pages names? There is no present Wikiproject for station (naming). I took a cue from the tube stations (where one is Acton Town tube station), and named mine Foggy Bottom-GWU Washington Metro station. Now, "Metro Center" is pretty unique, but I just wanted input. I'm new here, but already hopelessly addicted, and scared to death that I'm doing things wrong. -- Golbez 03:04, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Just another thought - if we have to disambiguate station pages, then that creates some non-standard names.
For example, we would have: Foggy Bottom-GWU Tenleytown-AU Van Ness-UDC
But then we would require disambiguated names for ones like: Rockville Vienna Smithsonian Anacostia
So should we just go with one format? I'm gonna play around in the Wikiproject now.
The color boxes need to go. These are not accessible for blind users or users of text-based browsers or monochrome monitors. -- NE2 06:56, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone else think it's still slightly premature to have Purple Line stations on here? SchuminWeb ( Talk) 14:44, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
I called up the Office of the Red Line Manager at Metro and was told that NY Ave-Fl Ave-Gallaudet is B35. The person that I talked to will try to get the PR office or someone whose name is already public to email me something. Naraht ( talk) 13:56, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
I recently added a row of images along the right margin, in line with current FL station lists like List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations. It was reverted with the concern that the images may cause crowding with the table for users with smaller screens. Since I've been working on tweaking the list for an FL nom, I'd like to add the images back in, but wanted to seek input from other editors of the page. To whit:
Working on a rail system station list of my own, I've been looking at this list as a reference due to its FL status. But I can't help and feel there are a few improvements that can be made here since it was promoted to the status back in 2009.
This would probably get demoted in a featured list review candidate, which I'd like to avoid, so hopefully we can update this and decide whether to keep additional content. – Dream out loud ( talk) 02:13, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
{{nts|9539}}
. The software will add the spacing commas and will sort is properly. This needs to be done for all the stations. This is similar to how the opening dates use {{
dts}}.
Arsenikk
(talk) 19:07, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
I was disappointed to see that this was de-featured back in April. It's a good list, and the basic structure is still there. But, there's a lot to do, which I'm starting now:
And some thoughts of my own:
And future work:
I'm starting on this work now; any help would be appreciated. Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 15:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I used the Template:nts to fix the number sorting and I also put in the latest passenger boarding data from FY2011 from WMATA. Let me know if you have any questions. Best, epicAdam( talk) 20:11, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
In the map up top, the Orange Circle has "OR" in white, just as the one on the WMATA website does, however below, it is in black. I realize that putting it in white may cause problems with the white stripped circles indicating Rush hour. Should be make it consistent? Naraht ( talk) 16:23, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
In March of 2014, I had already taken care of one item on the to-d list for this article: I moved the lines from the first to the second column of the "Stations" table and the "Planned Stations" table. Also, should there be a "grade/layout" column indicating whether the Washington Metro's stations are elevated, at-grade or underground? Jim856796 ( talk) 09:36, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
The following web pages at wmata.com include the station codes:
Just a thought- would it be a good idea to show connections to other rail lines on this page? I feel like connections to VRE, MARC, and Amtrak would all make sense on this list, especially considering that they are important enough to go on the map. I believe the corresponding article for the Chicago rapid transit system ( List of CTA stations) has commuter rail connections. Just something to consider. Rivkid007 ( talk) 05:37, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
The references at the top of the main table include those that are [9][4]. I know there is a tool that will help with making all groups of ref numbers in Chronological order, but I don't remember what it is. :( Naraht ( talk) 20:57, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
@ Pi.1415926535: Just so you know the "2013" has many outdated station names but all texts in that SVG are illegibly small, hard-converted into path shapes and no raw text remains. That means it is not modification-friendly to Wikimedia's principles. As the one who reworked the map from scratch, I am not obliged to duplicate the style of the old map just for pleasing your taste. -- Sameboat - 同舟 ( talk · contri.) 23:02, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
I have a few thoughts on this. I agree that the station text is preferable in Sameboat's version--it's readable in the default view, whereas you have to zoom in to see it on the 2013 version. I have mixed feelings about using generic icons to indicate connections with Amtrak/MARC/VRE. On US maps more than most it really does matter, because of all the weird jurisdictional boundaries. On the other hand, the system-specific icons are hard to see on the 2013 version. My main issue, as I think is Pi.1415926535's, is that the new map really does distort the geography of DC. The Central to DC's image is the diamond orientation of the district itself, which the map reflects (even the DC metro cars are angular). The wide circular turns really don't fit with that aesthetic (they're also inconsistent, which is a problem in itself). Mackensen (talk) 22:43, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
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There's a bit of back-and-forth starting, over designating Union Station as an official transfer station or not. The only way we would call Union Station a transfer station is by noting that one can transfer to other modes of transport--Amtrak, MARC, etc. I do notice that there are a couple of other stations designated transfer stations, that on transfer to other modesl But in that case, we'd have to include Silver Spring and Rockville; you can transfer to Amtrak and MARC at both of those. Uporządnicki ( talk) 17:08, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
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Wow, that's gnarly. This page sits untouched for months, then two of us start wikifying the stations. Should we decide on some sort of uniform format, like what the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Station Stations tried to do, but has apparently lay idle?
Also, what about format for the station pages names? There is no present Wikiproject for station (naming). I took a cue from the tube stations (where one is Acton Town tube station), and named mine Foggy Bottom-GWU Washington Metro station. Now, "Metro Center" is pretty unique, but I just wanted input. I'm new here, but already hopelessly addicted, and scared to death that I'm doing things wrong. -- Golbez 03:04, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Just another thought - if we have to disambiguate station pages, then that creates some non-standard names.
For example, we would have: Foggy Bottom-GWU Tenleytown-AU Van Ness-UDC
But then we would require disambiguated names for ones like: Rockville Vienna Smithsonian Anacostia
So should we just go with one format? I'm gonna play around in the Wikiproject now.
The color boxes need to go. These are not accessible for blind users or users of text-based browsers or monochrome monitors. -- NE2 06:56, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone else think it's still slightly premature to have Purple Line stations on here? SchuminWeb ( Talk) 14:44, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
I called up the Office of the Red Line Manager at Metro and was told that NY Ave-Fl Ave-Gallaudet is B35. The person that I talked to will try to get the PR office or someone whose name is already public to email me something. Naraht ( talk) 13:56, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
I recently added a row of images along the right margin, in line with current FL station lists like List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations. It was reverted with the concern that the images may cause crowding with the table for users with smaller screens. Since I've been working on tweaking the list for an FL nom, I'd like to add the images back in, but wanted to seek input from other editors of the page. To whit:
Working on a rail system station list of my own, I've been looking at this list as a reference due to its FL status. But I can't help and feel there are a few improvements that can be made here since it was promoted to the status back in 2009.
This would probably get demoted in a featured list review candidate, which I'd like to avoid, so hopefully we can update this and decide whether to keep additional content. – Dream out loud ( talk) 02:13, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
{{nts|9539}}
. The software will add the spacing commas and will sort is properly. This needs to be done for all the stations. This is similar to how the opening dates use {{
dts}}.
Arsenikk
(talk) 19:07, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
I was disappointed to see that this was de-featured back in April. It's a good list, and the basic structure is still there. But, there's a lot to do, which I'm starting now:
And some thoughts of my own:
And future work:
I'm starting on this work now; any help would be appreciated. Pi.1415926535 ( talk) 15:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I used the Template:nts to fix the number sorting and I also put in the latest passenger boarding data from FY2011 from WMATA. Let me know if you have any questions. Best, epicAdam( talk) 20:11, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
In the map up top, the Orange Circle has "OR" in white, just as the one on the WMATA website does, however below, it is in black. I realize that putting it in white may cause problems with the white stripped circles indicating Rush hour. Should be make it consistent? Naraht ( talk) 16:23, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
In March of 2014, I had already taken care of one item on the to-d list for this article: I moved the lines from the first to the second column of the "Stations" table and the "Planned Stations" table. Also, should there be a "grade/layout" column indicating whether the Washington Metro's stations are elevated, at-grade or underground? Jim856796 ( talk) 09:36, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
The following web pages at wmata.com include the station codes:
Just a thought- would it be a good idea to show connections to other rail lines on this page? I feel like connections to VRE, MARC, and Amtrak would all make sense on this list, especially considering that they are important enough to go on the map. I believe the corresponding article for the Chicago rapid transit system ( List of CTA stations) has commuter rail connections. Just something to consider. Rivkid007 ( talk) 05:37, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
The references at the top of the main table include those that are [9][4]. I know there is a tool that will help with making all groups of ref numbers in Chronological order, but I don't remember what it is. :( Naraht ( talk) 20:57, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
@ Pi.1415926535: Just so you know the "2013" has many outdated station names but all texts in that SVG are illegibly small, hard-converted into path shapes and no raw text remains. That means it is not modification-friendly to Wikimedia's principles. As the one who reworked the map from scratch, I am not obliged to duplicate the style of the old map just for pleasing your taste. -- Sameboat - 同舟 ( talk · contri.) 23:02, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
I have a few thoughts on this. I agree that the station text is preferable in Sameboat's version--it's readable in the default view, whereas you have to zoom in to see it on the 2013 version. I have mixed feelings about using generic icons to indicate connections with Amtrak/MARC/VRE. On US maps more than most it really does matter, because of all the weird jurisdictional boundaries. On the other hand, the system-specific icons are hard to see on the 2013 version. My main issue, as I think is Pi.1415926535's, is that the new map really does distort the geography of DC. The Central to DC's image is the diamond orientation of the district itself, which the map reflects (even the DC metro cars are angular). The wide circular turns really don't fit with that aesthetic (they're also inconsistent, which is a problem in itself). Mackensen (talk) 22:43, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
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There's a bit of back-and-forth starting, over designating Union Station as an official transfer station or not. The only way we would call Union Station a transfer station is by noting that one can transfer to other modes of transport--Amtrak, MARC, etc. I do notice that there are a couple of other stations designated transfer stations, that on transfer to other modesl But in that case, we'd have to include Silver Spring and Rockville; you can transfer to Amtrak and MARC at both of those. Uporządnicki ( talk) 17:08, 29 December 2022 (UTC)