The 2 London Underground stops right next to each other that really should have new names by now
Two Tube stops on the London Underground map are causing a bit of a headache for commuters and tourists alike, as they share the same name but are actually different stations.
West London locals will be all too familiar with the baffling situation at Edgware Road, where one station serves the Bakerloo line and another caters to the Circle, District and Hammersmith and City lines.
It's a right old pickle for unsuspecting tourists who pop out from the Bakerloo line only to find they're at the wrong station for their Circle line change.
A five-minute stroll around the corner is needed to reach the correct station - a simple renaming could save a lot of confusion.
If you fancy travelling between them via the Tube, you'd need to hop on a train to Paddington and change there - another station that's technically two separate ones.
To add to the confusion, there's an Edgware station on the Northern line, but it's located near Stanmore, so it's less baffling.
Hammersmith is another head-scratcher, being two different stations.
Even more perplexing, getting between them on the Tube requires 10 stops and three different line changes.
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