I've commuted through / worked near Shinjuku station (the first image) for 10 years or so.
I'm still finding new places to get lost in. The fact that it seems to be perpetually under construction doesn't help things.
It's a shame that they're not more complete. In reality Camden Town looks more like a motorway junction because it has to switch both branches of the Northern line in one place.
That's Camden Junction, which is not part of the station. The axonometric drawings exist for fire safety reasons AFAIK -- similar drawings are usually displayed somewhere in the ticket hall -- so details of the tunnels are out of scope.
I noticed that, too. I think the angles are such that it wouldn't be visible from this perspective. The steps are there. (Although I could swear there's another set of steps just across from the "Urbo" entrance. May have to take a detour down there tomorrow to satisfy my curiosity.)
The platform is there, just not quite visible because the upper floor is obstructing it. But you can see the bottom of the platform next to the accessible ramp.
The MTA has a similar 2D version of this on their website, divided into the "Neighborhood Maps," which are also posted in some stations[1, 2]. Apple maps has had this for the New York City Subway for a while[3], and Google is adding it but still doesn't have the entrances/exits like Apple Maps has (which are very helpful!)[4].
You know what's annoying? When sites implement views that capture all your input on mobile, potentially trapping you and preventing scrolling away from them. This site is a good example of this.
I know what's annoying - these maps are made using Z-rays, not X like claimed by the title. /s
Honestly, I am initially thrown causing me frustration, and do recover, when my mind is required to switch between technical and aesthetic descriptives.
I've been interested in generating reasonably accurate 3D models of NYC subway stations for awhile. It always bothered me that routing stops the second you descend into the station. If anything, that is where you need it most because some of the stations are confusing and the signage varies in helpfulness. Visitors often do not even know what side of the platform to stand on.
I went so far as to purchase a Project Tango[1] tablet several years back. I was trying to automate some of the mapping work using SLAM[2] but did not get very far before real life took over. I would be very interested in picking this project back up, especially with the recent developments in AR/VR. If you are interested in helping out, please reach out. Email is in my profile.
"Atlantic Ave Pacific Street station (Most number of connections in the entire system)"
If you count the Port Authority and Times Square - 42nd St as one, then you've got the 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, N, Q, R, W, 7, and S trains. That's more, right?
My eye gets drawn to the tradeoffs made in drawing them. For instance, often things on the surface are inked behind things below (like the monument in Columbus circle) because the things below are "more important" but this does make decoding the scene harder.
Also the S line platform in the 24nd-TimeSq station is drawn in such a way that it is not so clear what it is, which bugs me because I see that platform as one of the distinctive things about that station.
Interesting... although it seems obvious in hindsight, I hadn't really appreciated that the terrible internal layouts of these stations was dictated by the lines following specific avenues so exactly.
Since we're on the topic, anyone know where to find these kinds of individual station diagrams (2D or 3D) for Metrorail in DC? I haven't been able to turn up anything besides system maps.
TOMOYUKI TANAKA hand-draws ballpoint renderings of the innards of Tokyo's sprawling train stations.