Wikipedia:WikiProject London Transport/How to write about stations

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• {{tl|Infobox London station}} is used on articles for all stations. There are specific fields for National Rail and/or London Underground.

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The lead should define the topic and summarize the body of the article with appropriate weight.

The sections to include in the article will vary depending on the station's history and significance, but the following may be appropriate:

;History

• Things to mention:
• Opening date and by which railway company
• If the railway through the site opened before the station
• Electrification
• Why the station was built and/or rebuilt and name of architects or engineers
• Changes of ownership and service operators
• Description of the station buildings and layout

;Services

• Summary of services - in a developed article this will be in prose, unless it is a large/complex service pattern

;Gallery

• Optional - a developed article will not need this
• Should be kept to a no more than three or four images at most

;See also

• Optional - do not repeat the nav footers, most likely only used to link to nearby related stations

;References

• All articles require {{tl|reflist}} - the infobox generates some references

;External links

• Optional

In this order (where applicable):

1. Succession boxes linking to adjacent stations
2. {{tl|London Overground navbox}} {{tl|Docklands Light Railway}} {{tl|Central line navbox}} and all relevant lines in alphabetical order
3. {{tl|Transport in London}}
4. {{tl|UKrailwaystations}}
5. Any other nav boxes

1. By fare zone: e.g. :Category:Rail transport stations in London fare zone 1
2. By borough: e.g. :Category:Tube stations in the City of Westminster or :Category:Railway stations in the City of Westminster
3. By lines: e.g. :Category:Central line (London Underground) stations or :Category:Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways

• [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit London Underground: Performance Data]
• [http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529 Office of Rail Regulation: Station usage data]

Closed Stations

:{{classicon|FA}} Aldwych tube station

:{{classicon|FA}} Brill railway station

:{{classicon|FA}} Quainton Road railway station

:{{classicon|GA}} Down Street tube station

Open stations

:{{classicon|FA}} Green Park tube station

:{{classicon|GA}} Embankment tube station

:{{classicon|GA}} Euston tube station

:{{classicon|GA}} Highgate tube station

:{{classicon|GA}} Holborn tube station

:{{classicon|GA}} Morden tube station

:{{classicon|GA}} South Kensington tube station

:{{classicon|GA}} Upminster Bridge tube station

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