User talk:Mackensen/Naming conventions (railway stations in Europe)
Latest comment: 4 years ago by AlgaeGraphix in topic Discussion
Background edit
The above table shows the current, mostly informal conventions in place for all articles on railway stations in Europe. The following countries have official naming conventions: Ireland, Poland, and the United Kingdom. The proposed convention here would incorporate Poland.
Main line stations edit
| Country | xxx railway station | xxx station | uppercase | parenthetical | mixed/other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Yes | ||||
| Armenia | Yes | ||||
| Austria | Yes | ||||
| Azerbaijan | Yes | ||||
| Belarus | Yes | ||||
| Belgium | Yes | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | ||||
| Bulgaria | Yes | ||||
| Croatia | Yes | ||||
| Czech Republic | Yes | ||||
| Denmark | Maybe | Maybe | |||
| Estonia | Yes | ||||
| Finland | Yes | ||||
| France | Yes | ||||
| Georgia | Yes | ||||
| Germany | Maybe | Maybe | |||
| Greece | Yes | ||||
| Hungary | Yes | ||||
| Ireland | Yes | ||||
| Italy | Yes | ||||
| Kazakhstan | Maybe | Maybe | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | Yes | ||||
| Latvia | Yes | ||||
| Liechtenstein | Yes | ||||
| Lithuania | Yes | ||||
| Luxembourg | Yes | ||||
| Moldova | Yes | ||||
| Monaco | Yes | ||||
| Montenegro | Yes | ||||
| Netherlands | Yes | ||||
| North Macedonia | Yes | ||||
| Norway | Yes | ||||
| Poland | Yes | ||||
| Portugal | Maybe | Maybe | |||
| Romania | Yes | ||||
| Russia | Yes | ||||
| Serbia | Yes | ||||
| Slovakia | Yes | ||||
| Slovenia | Yes | ||||
| Spain | Yes | ||||
| Sweden | Yes | ||||
| Switzerland | Yes | ||||
| Turkey | Yes | ||||
| Ukraine | Yes | ||||
| United Kingdom | Yes |
Metro stations edit
| Country | xxx modal station | xxx station | uppercase | parenthetical | mixed/other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | |||||
| Armenia | Yes | ||||
| Austria | Yes | ||||
| Azerbaijan | Yes | ||||
| Belarus | Yes | ||||
| Belgium | Yes | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
| Bulgaria | Yes | ||||
| Croatia | |||||
| Czech Republic | Yes | ||||
| Denmark | Maybe | Maybe | |||
| Estonia | |||||
| Finland | Yes | ||||
| France | Yes | ||||
| Georgia | Yes | ||||
| Germany | Yes | ||||
| Greece | Yes | ||||
| Hungary | Yes | ||||
| Ireland | |||||
| Italy | Yes | ||||
| Kazakhstan | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | |||||
| Latvia | |||||
| Liechtenstein | |||||
| Lithuania | |||||
| Luxembourg | |||||
| Moldova | |||||
| Monaco | |||||
| Montenegro | |||||
| Netherlands | Yes | ||||
| North Macedonia | |||||
| Norway | Yes | ||||
| Poland | Yes | ||||
| Portugal | Yes | ||||
| Romania | Yes | ||||
| Russia | Yes | ||||
| Serbia | |||||
| Slovakia | |||||
| Slovenia | |||||
| Spain | Yes | ||||
| Sweden | Yes | ||||
| Switzerland | |||||
| Turkey | Yes | ||||
| Ukraine | Yes | ||||
| United Kingdom | Yes |
Discussion edit
Previous discussions edit
- Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (stations in Poland)
- Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/France_and_French-related_articles#Naming_of_French_railway_station_articles
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (rail transport in Germany)
- Talk:Berlin Hauptbahnhof - various discussions about whether to translate Hauptbahnhof or not
- Talk:Kaiserslautern_Hauptbahnhof#Requested_move
- Talk:Brussels-Capital Region/NamingArchive3
Current edit
Comment: {{Metro}} could be modified to automatically select the correct page (Xxx Metro/metro/U-Bahn/U-bahn Station/station), in the same manner as {{rws}}. AlgaeGraphix (talk) 03:48, 21 May 2020 (UTC)