Talk:Magna tram-train station
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== Proposal to rename to "Magna tram-train station" ==
I'm a bit confused as to why this is called a railway station when the only services to/from this station are for tram-trains. In my mind a "railway" station is one that has National Rail services (or similar heavy-rail services I suppose?) so it's confusing to see this labelled as one. I've had a quick look at the discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (UK stations)]] which didn't appear to come to a definite consensus on how the stations only served by tram-trains should be named.
Given that the only services currently being run are tram-train services, I propose that this article be renamed to "Magna tram-train station" to make it clear that it's only used for tram-trains, and how TSY seems to refer to the new station ("Magna Tram Train Station" - see https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-GB/supertram/magna-tram-train-station-project). I'm aware that the [[Parkgate railway station (Rotherham)|Parkgate station]] is also currently called a railway station on Wikipedia, but I'd argue that should be changed as well on similar grounds (although it seems TSY currently just refer to it online as "Parkgate" or "Parkgate Park and Ride").
Let me know if you have any thoughts. [[User:SunderB|SunderB]] ([[User talk:SunderB|talk]]) 21:43, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support'''. You must have read my mind because I was thinking of making the exact same proposal myself last night but was wondering how to word it. When I created this article I only called it a railway station following precedent from Parkgate (which should also be renamed to [[Parkgate tram-train station]]) as I didn't want to do anything potentially controversial without discussion. [[User:Buttons0603|Buttons0603]] ([[User talk:Buttons0603|talk]]) 12:10, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Proposal to rename to "Magna tram-train station" ==
I'm a bit confused as to why this is called a railway station when the only services to/from this station are for tram-trains. In my mind a "railway" station is one that has National Rail services (or similar heavy-rail services I suppose?) so it's confusing to see this labelled as one. I've had a quick look at the discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (UK stations)]] which didn't appear to come to a definite consensus on how the stations only served by tram-trains should be named.
Given that the only services currently being run are tram-train services, I propose that this article be renamed to "Magna tram-train station" to make it clear that it's only used for tram-trains, and how TSY seems to refer to the new station ("Magna Tram Train Station" - see https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-GB/supertram/magna-tram-train-station-project). I'm aware that the [[Parkgate railway station (Rotherham)|Parkgate station]] is also currently called a railway station on Wikipedia, but I'd argue that should be changed as well on similar grounds (although it seems TSY currently just refer to it online as "Parkgate" or "Parkgate Park and Ride").
Let me know if you have any thoughts. [[User:SunderB|SunderB]] ([[User talk:SunderB|talk]]) 21:43, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support'''. You must have read my mind because I was thinking of making the exact same proposal myself last night but was wondering how to word it. When I created this article I only called it a railway station following precedent from Parkgate (which should also be renamed to [[Parkgate tram-train station]]) as I didn't want to do anything potentially controversial without discussion. [[User:Buttons0603|Buttons0603]] ([[User talk:Buttons0603|talk]]) 12:10, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
