Talk:JFK/UMass station

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The article mentions a renovation, but doesn't say when it happens. Isn't there also a neat thingy that tells you which track the next inbound train is coming on? -- Beland 02:19, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Both are now in the article. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:50, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

The statement about only station
A statement is made "It is the only MBTA rapid transit station where trains from different branches of a line arrive on separate platforms; this is because the Ashmont and Braintree branches merge immediately inbound from the station. " What about N. Station, (Green line level at) Park Street, Kenmore? The green line maybe considered "light rail" however, is it not treated as Heavy Rail/Rapid Transit while at the fore-mentioned stations? (Or in the case of N. Station Orange/Green) where they are side by side. (comment from User:CaribDigita)


 * At Kenmore all branches use the same platforms; instead, they're split inbound/outbound. Same for Park Street. The Orange and Green Lines are separated, so the comment doesn't apply to North Station. The wording (legacy text from before my time) is thus technically correct, if badly phrased. You're welcome to make it clearer. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:35, 20 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I tried to clean up the confusing platforms explanation, and hope I didn't make it worse. It's the best I could do in between several other things I was working on.  I also noticed an inconsistency between the "South Shore Line" and "Braintree Branch", which are more or less the same thing, but not quite.  I started to clean it up, then realized that we should probably use the official MBTA terminology. I would guess that the South Shore name is more stable, since the terminus of the line changes over time (Quincy Center, then Braintree, then whatever is next).  There's nothing wrong with using an informal or shortcut name, but we should be clear about naming to start with, and reasonably consistent thereafter. Any suggestions?  --Reify-tech (talk) 00:02, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Track diagram
I have access to a couple different track maps of the JFK/UMass area, including a 1986 geographic map (still accurate) and the 2009 Bluebook. I'm tentatively planning to make my free-use map roughly geographic but with the N-S scale compressed (to make the map something other than awkwardly tall). Thoughts? Pi.1415926535 (talk) 17:43, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Sounds like an excellent idea, including the vertical compression. Reify-tech (talk) 18:02, 7 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Great. I've got some ongoing business - I found the original source for high-res images of South Station, and a trove of SEPTA images to transfer to Commons - but I should be able to rig something up soon. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:36, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Bus route titles
For better or for worse, I believe we should use the MBTA's actual descriptions of their bus routes. (I swear I'm not just picking a fight over a random comma, and it general I use the Oxford comma). I have conceded extending abbrevations for the sake of clarity, but the more the route descriptions are altered, the more we risk being off in the realm of original research. I don't think there's an reason to include - much less emphasize - the Oxford comma in the 41 route description; we should attempt to present information as its official sources give it. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:50, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Without any comma, the official MBTA route description is ambiguous and confusing. I tried using square brackets to indicate minor editing for clarity, but it was immediately removed before many other editors could see it. It admittedly looks a bit ugly, but might be an acceptable compromise between slavish quotation and undisclosed editorial change:


 * 41 Centre & Eliot Street - JFK/UMass Station via Dudley Station, Centre Street[,] & Jackson Square Station


 * Reify-tech (talk) 23:44, 11 May 2015 (UTC)


 * That is the ugliest compromise I've ever seen. Why don't you just leave it alone. Secondarywaltz (talk) 23:49, 11 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it's ugly, but an edit war would be even uglier. Anybody got a better idea? Reify-tech (talk) 23:58, 11 May 2015 (UTC)


 * As WP editors, we are suppose to base our edits on sources, not on our personal judgement of what's ugly. Leave the comma out, when the MBTA leaves the comma out. — Lentower (talk) 03:47, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

"JFK station" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect JFK station. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 October 28 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. feminist (+) 02:38, 28 October 2021 (UTC)