Renaming Dublin's rail lines after people

Sam Russell · 18-11-2023 10:55am

I do not know any Chinese characters other than Chairman Mao, or Chou en Lai, or Chairman Xi, - so that would limit the choice for me. Xi is a bit too close to Twitter's new name, so that might not be allowed.

How many railway lines are there in Dublin, anyway?

ohographite · 18-11-2023 6:30pm

I think that Cork, Limerick and Galway should have more than one station each (Cork arguably already has more than one if you count Little Island and Glounthane). If and when they have multiple stations each, it will make sense to give each station a unique name to avoid confusion. For example, if a station is built in Moyross in Limerick, the city will have two stations, so neither should be just called Limerick Station. The existing station would still be the main station for Limerick, but it should still have a name that distinguishes it from other stations. It would probably be more helpful to rename it after the street it's on or the local area (Parnell Street and Prior's Land respectively according to Google maps) but I don't think it matters too much whether it's called Limerick Colbert or Limerick Parnell Street.