Template:Tubestation/doc
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Usage
changeThis template expands a name to link to the appropriate tube station article, without displaying "tube station".
Optionally either a second or a third parameter can be supplied to distinguish between identically named stations in different locations. The second parameter puts the disambiguator in the middle of the title (as in "XXX (Second Parameter) tube station") while the third parameter puts the disambiguator at the end (as in "XXX tube station (Third Parameter)").
For example:
{{Tubestation|Piccadilly Circus}} expands to: [[Piccadilly Circus tube station|Piccadilly Circus]].
Discretion should be used on whether to name the place itself or the station that serves it. In railway articles it is generally preferred to use the station unless specifically talking about the place, for example that Piccadilly Circus serves Piccadilly Circus.
Almost all London Underground stations follow the link form of terminating with "tube station".
The template can be abbreviated as {{LUS}} (for London Underground Station).
Similarly-named stations
changeThere are six such cases:
| Default | Alternate(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgware Road | Circle / District / Hammersmith & City | Bakerloo | |
| Hammersmith | Circle / Hammersmith & City | District / Piccadilly | |
| Paddington | Circle / Hammersmith & City | Bakerloo / Circle / District | |
| Shepherd's Bush | Central | Circle / Hammersmith & City | |
| Swiss Cottage | Jubilee | Metropolitan | |
| Wood Lane | Circle / District / Hammersmith & City | Central | Metropolitan |
Including the line name as the second parameter will link to the alternate station instead of the default.
See also
change- {{LUL stations}} provides an expanded range of options for London Underground stations.
 | For new systems and systems in need of maintenance, consider using the newer {{Station link}} (abbreviated {{stl}} or {{slk}}) instead, which uses the faster and less maintenance-intensive Module:Adjacent stations. |
A number of other templates provide the same function for specific systems:
| Template | Shortcut(s) | Used for | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Station}} | {{stn}} | any transit, bus station or train station | ||
| {{STN}} | none | any transit, bus station or train station | ||
| {{BSsrws}} | none | any station, split over
| ||
| {{Stnlnk}} | {{rws}} or {{RWS}} | Railway stations | ||
| {{Gare}} | none | any French railway station ("Gare de …") | ||
| {{Metro}} | none | Metro stations | ||
| {{Metrod}} | none | any Metro station with disambiguating qualifier | ||
| {{Subway}} | none | Subway stations | ||
| {{LRT Station}} | {{lrt}} or {{lrts}} | Light Rail Transit stations | ||
| {{MRT station}} | {{mrt}} or {{mrts}} | Mass Rapid Transit stations | ||
| {{Tram}} | none | Tram stops | ||
| {{Tstop}} | none | any transit stop | ||
| {{Ferry}} | {{fw}} | Ferry wharves |