Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Australian and New Zealand stations)

This is a standard naming convention for transport stations – including intercity rail, commuter rail, rapid transit, buses, and coaches – in Australia and New Zealand. It is related to guidelines for Canada (WP:CANSTATION), Poland (WP:PLSTATION), the United Kingdom (WP:UKSTATION), and the United States (WP:USSTATION).

The guideline is intended to bring Australian and New Zealand into a standard format that reflects common use in those countries and the relevant local communities.

Naming

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Generally, stations in Australia and New Zealand should take the following forms: "[NAME] railway station" for heavy rail stations; "[NAME] station" for other types of rail transit, or stations that serve more than one form of transit; and "[NAME] bus station" for bus and coach stations. Comma-separated disambiguation should follow if necessary; see the disambiguation guidelines below. If the station has a common name that does not follow this format, always default to the common name per the WP:COMMONNAME policy.

Rail service Name Example Short-form template
Heavy rail including Sydney Metro [NAME] railway station Belgrave railway station, North Sydney railway station, Epping railway station, Sydney {{Stnlnk}} or {{rws}}
Rapid rail transit [NAME] metro station Helensvale railway station {{Station}} or {{stn}}
Light rail [NAME] light rail station Parkwood East light rail station, Middle Park light rail station {{lrt}} or {{lrts}}
Tram[a] [NAME] tram stop St Vincent's Plaza tram stop {{Trams}}
Bus/coach stations [NAME] bus station Caloundra bus station, Curtin University bus station

Where a location has separate heavy rail and metro stations, the metro station should be named "[NAME] metro station" eg Parramatta metro station.

Disambiguation

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Australia

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If a station's name is ambiguous, disambiguate it according to the disambiguation policy and guideline. Use natural disambiguation where appropriate. Otherwise add a distinguishing term using comma-separated disambiguation. The following options are appropriate depending on the circumstance:

Examples:

Disambiguation Title
None Kalgoorlie railway station
State Adamstown railway station, New South Wales; Croydon railway station, Queensland; Queenstown railway station, Tasmania
City Croydon railway station, Melbourne; Rockingham railway station, Perth
Other Cleveland railway station (1897–1960)

New Zealand

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If a station's name is ambiguous, disambiguate it according to the disambiguation policy and guideline. Use natural disambiguation where appropriate. Otherwise add a distinguishing term using comma-separated disambiguation. The following options are appropriate depending on the circumstance:

  • Country (New Zealand), for cases where the name is only ambiguous with entries from other countries.
  • City/local community, for cases where the name is ambiguous within New Zealand.
  • Other: Use dates, railway names, etc., for cases where there are multiple stations of the same name in the same place, as may happen with historical stations.

Examples:

Disambiguation Title
None Manukau railway station
Natural disambiguation Britomart Transport Centre
Country Christchurch railway station, New Zealand; Hamilton railway station, New Zealand
City/local community Hutt Park railway station, Gracefield; Hutt Park railway station, Petone

Disambiguation pages

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A disambiguation page should list all the ambiguous stations. "Xxx railway station" (or "Xxx station") should point to the disambiguation page, unless one is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. For example, Richmond station disambiguates stations in Melbourne, Sydney, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Include:

  • Network style, short description, station name, image (if any)
  • Coordinates with map
  • Operator, owner, number of platforms and tracks, line(s) the station is located on, opening/rebuild/closing date
  • Electrification – yes/no, year of electrification, voltage and AC/DC
  • Station previous names, station code and fare zones (if any)
  • Parking/bicycle facilities, accessibility
  • Distances from the reference point of the network (usually the largest station)
  • Connections – utilise {{rint}} icons from Template:Rail-interchange/doc/AU with descriptions
  • Adjacent stations module (if passenger trains service the station)

Other information can also be included if any

Notes

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  1. ^ For Melbourne, stations on the former Port Melbourne/St Kilda rail line are considered light rail (Beacon Cove-Southbank tram depot and St Kilda station-City Rd)