Talk:Beckenham Junction station

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Contents 1 Beckenham Junction station -> Beckenham Junction 2 History 3 How many platforms make five? 4 How do you see it?

[edit] Beckenham Junction station -> Beckenham Junction

Would there be any objections to moving this to Beckenham Junction? There isn't anything else called "Beckenham Junction", so the "station" seems superfluous. --CapitalLetterBeginning 15:27, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Moved it. --CapitalLetterBeginning 13:08, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

The naming convension for UK railway stations though should make this Beckenham Junction railway station. --Achmelvic 13:14, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

It's also a tram station, which I assume is why it was moved from Beckenham Junction railway station to Beckenham Junction station, but there is absolutely no need for the word "station" in the page title. The usual reason to have it there would be to disambiguate from a placename (cf. the names of most other stations), but that's not applicable here. If it's the convention to have "station" in there nonetheless, then I would argue against convention. I see no specific mention of it in Wikipedia:Naming conventions. --CapitalLetterBeginning 13:36, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Hate to upset anyone but it really should be called "X" Station - look at all the London termini, "they" (the cabal that run wikipedia - lol) have insisted on it ;) Pickle 16:05, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Hehe, I hope I haven't upset this sinister cabal! --CapitalLetterBeginning 12:37, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

 ;) Pickle 17:41, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Reverted page move. See Birmingham New Street. MRSC 21:14, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

But the argument there was that the sign at the station said "Birmingham New Street Station" rather than just "Birmingham New Street". At Beckenham Junction, however, the signs just read "Beckenham Junction", so that's not applicable here. --CapitalLetterBeginning 22:33, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

No the argument is that stations have the word "station" in their name. And FYI signs on the platform itself never have the word station in them as, if you look at them from a passing train, you are expected to realise it is a station. MRSC 07:05, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Right, sorry, should have been clearer. Never mind the signs on the platforms, I'm talking about the sign at the front of the station. Whereas, as shown in a picture at Talk:Birmingham New Street Station, "Station" is clearly part of the name of that station, the same is not true of Beckenham Junction. And it's simply not true that all stations have "station" in their name. --CapitalLetterBeginning 11:21, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History

IIRC didn't SER get here first with the line from London Bridge (Mid-Kent Railway), then the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (ie [[London, Chatham and Dover Railway |LCDR]]).... ???

[edit] How many platforms make five?

The article says:
"There are five platforms: two through, two bay and two Tramlink."
On my fingers that makes six, as in the summary box. The "and" precludes counting Tramlink platforms as being one or both of those two bays.
How many things are there on the table? There are five beans and the beans are food so there are six things.
My recollection is that Tramlink did use a bay but I've no idea what else was lurking out of sight.--SilasW 20:57, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Struck though as the count now seems clear and consistent.--SilasW (talk) 18:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I've had a look at google maps and tramlink single track end in two bays. So I've updated the page 81.104.2.196 (talk) 20:48, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How do you see it?

The article says:
"There are two platforms: usually the right-hand one is used." Me, I can't work that out, am I meant to be facing Up or Down? France or the Great Wen?--SilasW 21:30, 7 November 2007 (UTC)