On 28 June 2012 16:24, Andy Allan <gravityst...@gmail.com> wrote: > > To me the correct answer could be one of 8 (1-6, 3C, 4C), 9 (same plus > 7), > > 14 (1a-6a, 1b-6b, 3c-4c), 15 (same plus 7) or any of those plus 1 > (including > > platform 0). My inclination would be towards 8 or 9 (probably 9) though. > > 14. I can tell just by counting the squares on the diagram.
According to Wikipedia's actual page on the station it has 8 platforms. Lots of stations have a/b platform divisions, particularly where they tend to have terminating trains sat waiting on a platform while another service comes in and leaves in the reverse direction. I think it makes sense to count those as just one platform, as the Wikipedia article on Preston station choses to do. I also wouldn't worry too much about cases where it's a query over one platform, the numbers are always going to be an imperfect indicator of "importance". As Jonathan says we might as well put the data in, making our best guesses on platform numbers, and see whether it provides a useful indicator in spite of these oddities. Anecdotally... London Bridge will be losing several platforms in the next few years to make way for more through-platforms, making it more "important" as a regional hub station and less useful for metropolitan commuters. Crystal Palace station and Wolverhampton station both have 6 platforms, but the latter is clearly a more "important" station for its region. Tom -- http://tom.acrewoods.net http://twitter.com/tom_chance
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