[talk-au] Platform names

[Warin]

On 21/03/19 15:42, Andrew Davidson wrote:
> On 21/3/19 11:26, Thomas Manson wrote:
>> 1) First of all, is my understanding correct? It should be the 
>> station name.
>
> Depends on which version you'd like to believe. The original proposal 
> for public_transport=platform 
> (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?oldid=625726#Platform) said:
>
> "The name by which the platform is known."
>
> someone has later decided to change this. Which one is "correct"? When 
> using PTv2 I stick to just the original proposal description as the 
> various "translations" has made it harder and harder to understand (in 
> other words the platform name is fine).
>
> However, I'd split them into single platforms, there's no need to 
> combine them.

+ 1
Split the platforms if possible/convenient and you have time.
The train arrives at/departs from platform 4 ... not platform 4+5.

Central or 'Central Station' refers to the whole thing. When you are 
there you talk of 'platform 5' not 'Central Station Platform 5' .. so 
I'd stick with just the platform as the name - locally that is what is 
used.
Same with other stations.


>
>> 2) Secondly, should the name be Central or Central Station (assuming 
>> 1 is correct)?
>
> Central is the short name, Central Station is the full name. 

Not certain if OSM has short_name .. if not I'd use local_name.