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Old May 8th 07, 02:49 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Tom Anderson Tom Anderson is offline
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On Fri, 3 May 2007, alex_t wrote:

Don't like your Kennington - you imply there are separate bits of the
station for each branch, when really it's cross-platform. Ditto Mile
End, Oxford Circus, etc. I accept that you may have your reasons for
this, though.


I need to "invent" something special for the cross-platform interchanges
- otherwise they will look just like shared tracks. I'm thinking of
circle split in half or crossed circle.


Your new notation makes cross-platform interchange clearer, but still
looks pretty icky.

How about having cross- or same-platform interchange shown by having both
lines go through a single circle, rather than having two joined circles?
This might make the map look a bit simpler, too. Or are you reserving that
for shared tracks only?

How about having cross-platform circles touching, rather than joined by a
stem. A little bit like the Specsavers logo:

http://www.honitonrc.com/images/specsavers.jpg

Or, indeed, the way it's done at South Ken on the normal tube map:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/images/...-colourmap.gif

Incidentally, can i bring to people's attention the following science:

http://www.tom-carden.co.uk/p5/tube_..._times/applet/

tom

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