Transit Maps: mystery

Submission – Official Map: Paris RER/Transilien Zone Map (and a mystery station!)

February 25, 2016

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0.5 stars, commuter rail, Europe, France, Gare de Montparnasse, hall of shame, Ile de France, mystery, Paris, RER, Transilien, Vaugirard, zone map

Submitted by Lucas K., who says: Hello, I know this is an odd question but I figured that if anyone would know this, you would: So I was browsing a map of Paris’s Transilien railway services when I spotted an oddity: A terminal station directly below Gare Montparnasse: Paris Vaugirard. I look all over the Internet but no trace of any Paris Vaugirard station can be found. Do you know what is going on here? […]

Weekend Fun: Name That Transit System!

April 26, 2013

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Miscellany, Questions

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mystery, topological, topology, USA

Here’s something a bit different, just for kicks. These extremely abstracted topological diagrams of U.S. rail transit systems were sent to me by Herbie Markwort, who runs the Gateway Streets blog about transportation issues in St. Louis. Personally, I love the way that these diagrams look. Simplified down to their bare essentials – connecting points and termini – the systems take on an almost runic appearance. As much as possible, the distance between connection points […]