# Bank Station! Damn it.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-station-damn-it/472029>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 10, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-station-damn-it/472029 "2008-11-10T13:49:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-station-damn-it/472029/61 "2008-11-21T02:13:02Z")

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> [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](#):
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> Seriously. I opened this thread thinking it was about ATM machines. London is _weird_.

See **bonzer** ’s post. Since the station is next to (in fact, incorporated as part of) the Bank, it seems reasonable to call it “Bank”.

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**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-station-damn-it/472029/62 "2008-11-21T02:31:03Z")

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As I said, _weird_.

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**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-station-damn-it/472029/63 "2008-11-21T02:50:44Z")

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> [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](#):
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> As I said, _weird_.

It is? You have a low _weird_ threshold.

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-station-damn-it/472029/64 "2008-11-24T23:20:00Z")

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Went there again today. Did I mention I hate the place?

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-station-damn-it/472029/65 "2008-11-24T23:31:37Z")

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> [@bonzer](#):
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> My impression is that the latter usage has always dominated and may even always have been the official name

‘Official’ name? They struggled for years to settle on South Woodford, fercrisakes!!

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-station-damn-it/472029/66 "2008-11-25T18:58:20Z")

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I would hate to know what “Cockfosters” full name was.

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