Google Maps has decided to randomly rename lots of railway stations in London after nearby bus stops. We also have a bonus triplication of the caption for New Cross station!
Not just London! I haven't yet noticed any in Manchester, but I did notice that Leeds has been renamed "Leeds City Centre, S6 Leeds Station Interchange (N-bound)" today.
They seem to have automated applying single labels to multiple objects that are geographically close and share some kind of tag: in this case, 'Public Transport'.
This probably worked OK when it was tested in cities with sparse public transport... Which means its probably working just fine in the USA: it could be a while before Google see fit to fix it.
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My favourite so far is Tyseley in Birmingham which has been imaginatively renamed "Tyseley, before Tyseley Station"
And clicking on them brings up the popup for the bus stop, not the station!
I do wonder what they are smoking.
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This probably worked OK when it was tested in cities with sparse public transport... Which means its probably working just fine in the USA: it could be a while before Google see fit to fix it.
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