Talk:List of Paris Métro stations

message: In the course of gradually adding information for individual stations, it has come to my attention that there does not seem to be a consistent rule for representing Métro stations with "double names." In some instances, the two elements of a name are simply separated by a space: Réaumur Sébastopol; in others, they are separated by a hyphen: Denfert-Rochereau; in still others, both a hyphen and spaces are used: Strasbourg - St. Denis. It would seem desirable to standardize the format used for such double-named stations.
However, there may be complications in choosing which format to standardize on because, as I discovered in the course of my research, there are actually several different reasons why a station may have a double name:
* As noted in the introduction to the article, some originally independent stations become associated into a single interchange station, which thus acquires the names of both "substations." Examples include Marcadet Poissoniers, Reuilly Diderot,  Strasbourg St. Denis, and Montparnasse Bienvenüe.
* Other stations acquire double names because they are located at the intersection of several streets, each of which by itself may be insufficient to characterize the location of the station. This is most obvious when one element of the name is shared between different stations, as in the case of Sèvres Babylone versus Sèvres Lecourbe and Michel-Ange Auteuil versus Michel-Ange Molitor, but it applies to many other instances, such as Censier Daubenton, Faidherbe Chaligny, Lamarck Caulaincourt, or St. Sébastien Froissart.
* Furthermore, there are a number of instances where an apparent double name actually refers to a single source. Although this is sometimes moderately evident, as with Jacques Bonsergent or Jules Joffrin, many others, such as Denfert Rochereau, Ledru Rollin, Marx Dormoy, or Mouton Duvernet are not as obvious.
Given these complications, the question which format to use for double names might need to be qualified by a second question: Whether it would make sense to distinguish these various possibilities by using slightly different formats. The existing names in the list sometimes give the impression that someone may already have tried to do this, though not consistently. The space-hyphen-space format, for instance, seems to be more commonly used for once-independent interchange stations, such as Marcadet - Poissoniers.
Suggestions and comments would be greatly appreciated Vremya 12:00, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The easier is probably to use the same names as in the French Wikipedia. I just modified :fr:Liste des stations du métro de Paris using the official maps of the RATP. The rules are simple: when a station combines several items, use a hyphen surrounded by spaces; when it uses an item which already had hyphens, let it as it is (i.e without spaces). Réaumur - Sébastopol has spaces because only the metro station unites them; Denfert-Rochereau has no space because it is a square and an avenue, and the metro station only takes the name of that square. Thbz 14:11, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Format for Double-Named Stations: Invitation for Discussion

message: The cleanup instructions on this page:
:If any station page linked here is just a few lines long, redirect to List of stations of the Paris Métro and remove the link from this page.
were signed by a user. I've removed his sig, since I don't believe users' names should appear on articles. I also corrected the original redirect instruction (containing the character string M%E9tro) since it created redirects that didn't work. - dcljr 05:53, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Eh, I can think of enough info for each station to make it more than just a substub, or at least too big to put all the info here. In my opinion, there should be info about configuration (two platforms on each side, one in the middle, or complicated), local attractions (to avoid POV, list ones signed in the station), locations of access points (and history of those if one was added later), whether parking exists, transfers to major bus lines. Maybe some more stuff. --SPUI 23:09, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup instructions 

message: While working on the double redirect project I ended up here. I noticed that there were multiple links from this article back to the article. I intended to return and clean them up. However, on reading the talk page it appears that's the intent. Is it not a bit confusing for the newcomer? Are they not likly to think that something is "broken" when they click on a link and end up back where they started? I don't want to change them if that is what everybody wants. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather 05:02, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've confused things a little by hiving off the RER stations to a separate list, List of stations of the Paris RER. (This is for a good cause, because the RER is simply not the same thing as the Métro.) I propose on the just-cited RER list page to redirect all Métro and RER stubs to the appropriate list page, unless there is more than a stub at the station page. On second thoughts, perhaps it would be a better idea to redirect Metro and RER stubs back to the main Metro and RER pages? Then at least the browser finds substantial information and doesn't get into a link loop. In any case, the stubs can easily be revived as and when proper articles are forthcoming. Thoughts? Rollo 22:14, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

text: The latest. "Best practice" for RER stations is to leave station pages uncreated (ie, appearing as red in List of stations of the Paris RER). When genuinely useful information is forthcoming, the appropriate page can be created with a click. Rollo 22:18, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Links

message: I think it would be great to add a subsection for Past Stations (Ghost Stations), as on the French page.  Also interesting is the table of past & future stations that can be seen on the French wiki, as in on the Haxo article. -- hibou 14:20, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Past and Future Stations 

message: Today, I replaced the list by a translation of the French version of the list. I believe that this new version contains better information. In particular, it adds: closed stations, correspondences to non-Métro lines, adds opening dates for each line at each station, and adds passenger counts. It also adds line logos, making the table more colorful. It removes "codes" (it's not clear to me what this is and new stations don't seem to have one, anyway it's probably not interesting for most/all readers), zones (which for the metro are not so important), and nearby tourist attractions. For the images, I went with the photos present in the list just before my update, i.e. I did not move over the pictures as they are in the French version. It is possible that I introduced minor errors in the translation process, but I have been careful. DominikPeters (talk) 19:33, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Replace with Translation of French version

message: Would like to propose that an additional column be added to include accessibility info for each metro station.  Would include if Elevator and/or Escalator or none of the above is available for a given station.  Very helpful and informative bit of info for wiki readers.  thanks! 165.1.150.98 (talk) 15:20, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accessbility for each metro station