amnesiajune
Senior Member
I'm sorta disappointed that they didn't do "SHEPPARD WEST, FORMERLY Downsview"
The "formerly Downsview" part of the sign gives the station an air of history.
It's always nice to have a nod to the past but I doubt they will keep it there forever. It'll probably only read "sheppard west" when the extension opens
Now the only odd font out is Queen station.
It's always nice to have a nod to the past but I doubt they will keep it there forever. It'll probably only read "sheppard west" when the extension opens
The TTC/Metrolinx station naming scheme has no regulations. Downsview become Sheppard West while Eglinton West becomes Cedarvale. Logically, one wants to differentiate the stations be not having too similar names, while the other (may) help with wayfinding. Lines do not have any stations that include the line name (no Bloor East nor Eglinton East), which causes Sheppard West Station to be an outlier if Line 4 get extended West. Steeles West probably won't be a thing even if Steeles Station comes with the YNSE because a Steeles BRT might be a thing (I might have a different opinion than others about this). Queen-Yonge Station should be a thing when the Relief Line eventually arrives. Now don't get me started on Eglinton Station...The TTC will have to replace the whole sign then, unless the FORMERLY DOWNSVIEW part is a separate sign.
I wonder if in 20 years we'll see: STEELES WEST - FORMERLY PIONEER VILLAGE?
And yet somehow New York manages with, like, five stations called 23rd St...or 34th...or 42nd...or...
And yet somehow New York manages with, like, five stations called 23rd St...or 34th...or 42nd...or...
Two stations with same name on the same line, that aren't even next to each other.Those stations are on different subway lines, which is less confusing than two stations with the same name on the same line.
You'll have to wait until 2026 when they propose to open 3 more stations in/near Acton. (Old Oak Common, east of Acton Main Line; and connecting as-of-yet unnamed Overground stations - one north of Acton Central and one between Willesden Junction and Shepards Bush.It may be worth the subway ride to Acton but I'm from Toronto and totally mystified as to how up get there!!