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– It has been pointed out that the stations bear more resemblance to stops. "They are not enclosed and only partially covered, many are roadside or in the right of way, no fare gates". WP:CANSTATION recommends "where sources consistently use the term "stop" instead of "station", use the form "[NAME] stop" instead". Ion's own official website refers to them as stops: "ION stops will share a set of common elements". It would also be more consistent with Toronto's similar surface LRT stops under construction such as Birchmount stop. BLAIXX22:30, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I have to disagree, the 'stop' nomenclature was phased out some time back and the rideion.ca site is now out of date - a better official site would be this part of grt.ca, which clearly uses 'stations'. Radagast (talk) 23:07, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strongly Disagree:Stations generally have notability whereas stops are minor parts of a transit system's infrastructure and all of those articles should be removed. Services stop at stations! Secondarywaltz (talk) 23:38, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Queen (and Kit City Hall and Victoria Park and Central) is unusual in that it's on the side of the road combined with a sidewalk, but that's the unidirectional loop design in Downtown showing its effects. The vast majority of the stations are mid-road with platforms on the two sides serving both directions, as will the surface Eglinton stations. Radagast (talk) 01:54, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Ah. Well, it appears Eglinton is using two different terms so their riders know what to expect on arrival (a basic surface facility vs a below-grade enclosed tunnel). As ALL of Ion is at-grade, there's only a need for one term; the literature and discussion I'm seeing appears to prefer 'station' to 'stop', particularly recently. Radagast (talk) 17:03, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, official sources tend to use neither word to refer to the specific location (it is always called "Queen", never "Queen station" or "Queen stop"). I have shared this discussion with WP:CANSTATIONS for some additional feedback. BLAIXX17:57, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strongly Agree: The ION system does not have stations, it has stops. There are no fair gates, no access-controll measures. They are essentially a larger bus stops. Saboteurest (talk) 22:35, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
