diff --git a/src/station.cpp b/src/station.cpp
--- a/src/station.cpp
+++ b/src/station.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,30 @@ void TileArea::Add(TileIndex to_add)
 	this->h    = ey - sy + 1;
 }
 
+bool TileArea::Intersects(const TileArea &ta) const
+{
+	if (ta.w == 0 || this->w == 0) return false;
+
+	assert(ta.w != 0 && ta.h != 0 && this->w != 0 && this->h != 0);
+
+	uint left1   = TileX(this->tile);
+	uint top1    = TileY(this->tile);
+	uint right1  = left1 + this->w - 1;
+	uint bottom1 = top1  + this->h - 1;
+
+	uint left2   = TileX(ta.tile);
+	uint top2    = TileY(ta.tile);
+	uint right2  = left2 + ta.w - 1;
+	uint bottom2 = top2  + ta.h - 1;
+
+	return !(
+			left2   > right1  ||
+			right2  < left1   ||
+			top2    > bottom1 ||
+			bottom2 < top1
+		);
+}
+
 
 void InitializeStations()
 {