Some "ordinary" things just deserve to become wayspots
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Ordinarily, a mere "train stop" has no real business becoming a wayspot. One stop is the same as any other stop. But this popped up in my feeds today:
which (thanks to a quick google maps search) is roughly here on the Ingress intel map (no, it's not already a wayspot):
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=34.210929,132.006375&z=17
tl;dr This train stop doesn't go anywhere, it's literally just there so that riders can take some time out to appreciate the scenery. Which, as seen in this photosphere, is quite lovely.
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I would argue that this already qualifies, as it's a unique and noteworthy gathering place.
It would qualify not because it's a "train station", but because it's unique.
As long as someone nominates it and explain what it is properly it should pass.
Is it a good place to meet and explore?
Sounds like it
Train stations are normally "automatically accepted" accepted Waypoints under the Exploration and Social criteria, so it should qualify anyway.
This one is hardly a "station", it's just a single stop on the line.
Which equals a Station. In the UK every "station", single stop or not, is seen as an acceptable "automatic" acceptance. Good places for exploration and to be social.
Bus station: a central hub where multiple lines cross and intersect; usually a building that includes washroom facilities, a kiosk or counter where you can buy tickets, and often more amenities.
Bus stop: you can get on and off the bus. No facilities or tickets or amenities.
Train/subway station: a central hub where multiple lines cross and intersect; usually a building that includes washroom facilities, a kiosk or counter where you can buy tickets, and often more amenities.
Train/subway stop: you can get on and off the train. No facilities or tickets or amenities.
@NianticCasey-ING perhaps this is an America-ism, but as I've described above either "station" is acceptable as a potential wayspot, but neither mere "stop" should be. Not without some other qualifying features (architecture, history, etc).
It may as well be a cultural nuance, but I have, in Sydney:
I think people just do not like buses. But train stations (or in this case, a train stop) is pretty neat infrastructure, so long that it has a platform as pictured.