Station Names
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schweitzerdude
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Suggestion:
Go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_rail_in_North_America
and then pick a city and you will see the various lines and their stations.
Or for choices worldwide:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_rail
Go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_rail_in_North_America
and then pick a city and you will see the various lines and their stations.
Or for choices worldwide:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_rail
Well, a good way to start would be to first think about what prototype you're making (I presume this is for a route right?). Seeing your excellent subway content in the Screenshots section I presume this is for a freelance subway route right? If your route is freelance a good idea might be to take a look at a city map of any major city and look at the naming conventions used on the real life systems, like New York, Chicago or Boston, to name a few.
Stations usually tended to take the names of nearby landmarks/important civic buildings/streets or areas they were located near or in, so that's a good idea to follow (like 'City Hall' or 'Convention Center'). Of course some station names can become quite ridiculously literal at times (like the infamous Boston MBTA 'Park Street Under'
, or a similar version in my own city here in Australia - 'Perth Underground'.)
If you're still stuck though you could always just randomly add names to generic suffixes like 'Park', 'Street' and "Square' to come up with unique names - if you're really stuck use names of friends and family, or even fictitious characters for an added twist. It's only limited by your imagination. ')
Stations usually tended to take the names of nearby landmarks/important civic buildings/streets or areas they were located near or in, so that's a good idea to follow (like 'City Hall' or 'Convention Center'). Of course some station names can become quite ridiculously literal at times (like the infamous Boston MBTA 'Park Street Under'
, or a similar version in my own city here in Australia - 'Perth Underground'.)If you're still stuck though you could always just randomly add names to generic suffixes like 'Park', 'Street' and "Square' to come up with unique names - if you're really stuck use names of friends and family, or even fictitious characters for an added twist. It's only limited by your imagination. ')