Afghanistan Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations for Afghanistan exported from OpenStreetMap, tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-12.

Use Cases

• Conduct transport accessibility analysis based on railway line locations.
• Create contextual basemaps for Afghanistan using railway infrastructure data.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of railway stations mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-12 12:02:46.100939.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the HDX platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 12:02:46.100939.

Geography

Afghanistan