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Picture?

Is this picture really of the station, or just a generic Metro photo. Awiseman 02:37, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Generic; all the new Silver Line stations use the same photo, except Dulles, since we have a pic of Dulles. --Golbez 04:09, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, I'd guess that when the stations are built, though, that they will look more like New York Avenue, Morgan Boulevard, and Largo rather than Eisenhower Avenue. Still, it works as a generic picture. SchuminWeb (Talk) 10:08, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's true. The newer ones are a bit more futuristic. Plus, they're probably not all side platform, as Eisenhower Ave is. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jnelson09 (talk • contribs) 02:02, 7 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

In fact, they all appear to be center platform stations. Should we get a center-platform picture, then? --Jnelson09 02:06, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any real purpose in replacing the photo of Eisenhower Avenue (which I basically chose to be a generic Metro photo) with a generic photo of a center-platform station. It seems a waste of time. I see such effort better used to work to replace the generic photo with a map or something similar to what we used on the articles for Wiehle Avenue, Tysons West, Tysons Central 7, Tysons Central 123, and Tysons East. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:30, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 16:07, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When does it really open?

The ^{[citation needed]} template was replaced today with a good reference - straight from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Thanks, MistaTee. But, this brings up an odd question. The two references are at odds with each other: reference 1, the front page of the site, cites an opening date of 2016. Reference 2, which is the specific page for the station, cites TBD as the opening date. Which is correct? --Tim Sabin (talk) 01:03, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I received this email from Marcia Mcallister about this matter:

All of Phase II opens in 2016. Thanks.

This means that MistaTee's reference is right, and the information on the station pages is out-of-date. --Tim Sabin (talk) 16:40, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 23 December 2014

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: moved. Number 5 7 16:43, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

– Following the move of the Green Line stations per the new WP:USSTATION guideline, these stations should have WP:NATURAL disambiguation (and eventually, consistency within the whole system). I think consensus there can be interpreted as a mandate to move them all, but for now, I thought this would be helpful for more pairs of eyes to check for possible naming conflicts. Note that Greensboro needs disambiguation. --BDD (talk) 19:28, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose "Herndon Station" ; there was a Civil War skirmish at Herndon Station, clearly not the metro station. Mosby's Raid on Herndon Station , and we have an article on the historic steam age station itself, Herndon Depot Museum. The metro station hasn't even been built yet, so seems a bit crystally to make it primary. -- 67.70.35.44 (talk) 22:46, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment "Herndon Station" should be a dab, the battle, the defunct train station, and the planned metro station (currently a bus terminal, I take it, from the article; what is the bus terminal named as? does it have a separate article?) -- 67.70.35.44 (talk) 22:53, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - The "bus terminal" is actually a Park and Ride with a parking garage, bus bays, and kiss and ride drop-off. It is call the "Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride" (it is near the intersection of Sunrise Valley Drive and Monroe Street) and does not currently have a WP article. --hulmem (talk) 02:08, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ Amend the suggested names are in line with the WP:USSTATION guideline, except that in all cases the word "station" should not be capitalized. As listed on the WMATA station list, only Union Station has the word "Station" as a part of the station name. Herndon station can be the subject of a DAB page. I recommend considering DAB by system rather than state; that seems more distinguishing to me, especially since both the WMATA station and the defunct historical W&OD station are in or near Herndon, Virginia. So I would suggest modifying the above to Herndon station (WMATA) (the other could be Herndon station (Washington and Old Dominion Railway) or Herndon station (W&OD)) with a redirect to List of Washington and Old Dominion Railway stations); and Greensboro station (WMATA). --hulmem (talk) 02:24, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hulmem: See the move of the Green Line stations, linked above. All WMATA stations do have "Station" in their titles based on the pylons at each station. --BDD (talk) 16:32, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The occurrence of the word "Station" on the signs can't really be taken as an indication that "Station" is part of the official name. We would need actual sources to see how this things are named and referred to. I would put more trust in the list that Hulmem linked. Or look at other sources. And please stop citing the improperly managed RM as precedent until it is reviewed; see my Hold comment. Dicklyon (talk) 17:35, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hold pending the outcome of Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2014 December#Greenbelt Station, which is being used erroneously as a precedent for capitalization. I might also oppose for other reasons, but let's get this figured out first. Dicklyon (talk) 23:56, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Problem: User:Epicgenius has gone ahead and moved a bunch of these pages, and more, with capitalized "Station", citing the Greenbelt RM as reason, without waiting for the resolution of the case question or this RM discussion or others. Dicklyon (talk) 02:33, 5 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. There is clear consensus for the WP:USSTATION guidelines and the proposed titles better follow policy in regards to WP:COMMONNAME, WP:CONCISE, WP:PRECISE, WP:NATURAL, and WP:RECOGNIZABILITY.--Cúchullain ^t/c 14:49, 5 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support per WP:USSTATION. Adding station to the article title provides natural disambiguation, without the need for parenthetical disambiguation (in most cases) per WP:NATURAL. Regarding capitalization, if "station" is not in the official name (and I do not think it is), then it should be lowercase. If "Station" is in the official station name, then it should be capitalized. I prefer using "(Virginia)" as the disambiguating term for Greensboro. If Herndon needs disambiguation, as there is a second station in the same town, using the system name would be more appropriate. --Scott Alter (talk) 03:22, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom with "Station" capitalized as the signs at the stations do. Would greatly prefer "Washington Metro" as a disambiguator to "WMATA" or "Virginia" which are far less helpful to readers seeking the correct article. (Yes, I know that other systems use the stations but their primary use is by Metro train and bus). — AjaxSmack 03:24, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the capitalized "Station" per the new USSTATION guidelines. See more comments at [Talk:Vienna_(WMATA_station)#Requested_move_23_December_2014]]. Dicklyon (talk) 05:14, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Per WP:USSTATION. RGloucester — ☎ 18:53, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Move discussion in progress

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