List of railway stations named after people

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This is a list of railway stations named after people. It details the name of the railway station, its location and eponym.

Railway station Location Country Eponym
Anderson Regional Transportation CenterWoburn, MassachusettsUnited StatesJames R. "Jimmy" Anderson[1]
Anzen (安善)Yokohama, KanagawaJapanYasuda Zenjirō (安田善次郎)
Asano (浅野)Yokohama, KanagawaJapanAsano Sōichirō (浅野総一郎)
Bray DalyBrayIrelandEdward Daly[2]
Cork KentCorkIrelandThomas Kent[2]
Denfert-RochereauParisFrancePierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau
DiridonSan Jose, CaliforniaUnited StatesRod Diridon (county supervisor)
Drogheda MacBrideDroghedaIrelandJohn MacBride[2]
Dublin ConnollyDublinIrelandJames Connolly[2]
Dublin HeustonDublinIrelandSean Heuston[2]
Dublin PearseDublinIrelandPatrick Pearse and Willie Pearse[2]
Dún Laoghaire/MallinDún LaoghaireIrelandMichael Mallin[2]
Dundalk ClarkeDundalkIrelandTom Clarke[2]
Federico LacrozeBuenos AiresArgentinaFederico Lacroze
Galway CeanntGalwayIrelandÉamonn Ceannt[2]
Hōkoku (方谷)Takahashi, OkayamaJapanYamada Hōkoku (山田方谷)
Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation CenterPittsfield, MassachusettsUnited StatesJoseph Scelsi (state representative)
Kibi no Makibi (吉備真備)Kurashiki, OkayamaJapanKibi no Makibi (吉備真備)
Kilkenny MacDonaghKilkennyIrelandThomas MacDonagh[2]
LelylaanAmsterdamNetherlandsCornelis Lely
Limerick ColbertLimerickIrelandCon Colbert[2]
Martin Luther King, Jr. PlazaToledo, OhioUnited StatesMartin Luther King, Jr.
Montpellier St RochMontpellierFranceSaint Roch
Moynihan (planned)New York CityUnited StatesDaniel Patrick Moynihan
Musashi-Shiraishi (武蔵白石)Kawasaki, KanagawaJapanShiraishi Motojirō (白石元治郎)
Ogilvie Transportation CenterChicago, IllinoisUnited StatesRichard B. Ogilvie
Ōkawa (大川)Kawasaki, KanagawaJapanŌkawa Heisaburō (大川平三郎)
Ramses StationCairoEgyptRamses II
Sligo Mac DiarmadaSligoIrelandSeán Mac Diarmada[2]
Sōun no Sato Eabara (早雲の里荏原)Ibara, OkayamaJapanHōjō Sōun (北条早雲)
Tralee CasementTraleeIrelandRoger Casement[2]
Tsurumi-Ono (鶴見小野)Yokohama, KanagawaJapanOno Shigeyuki (小野重行)
Walter Rand Transportation CenterCamden, New JerseyUnited StatesWalter Rand
Waterford PlunkettWaterfordIrelandJoseph Plunkett[2]
Wexford O'HanrahanWexfordIrelandMichael O'Hanrahan[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Amtrak (2013–2014). "Woburn, MA". Great American Stations. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Duffy, Rónán. "The 15 Irish railway stations named after the executed 1916 leaders". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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