Armenian Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railways of Armenia is a geospatial dataset of railway lines and stations, including rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, tagged with `railway=*`. The data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free collaborative world map, and was last updated on 2026-06-25. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) as part of their exports grid on the HDX platform.

Use Cases

• Conduct transport accessibility analysis based on the locations of railway lines and stations.
• Create detailed basemaps for Armenia using the railway infrastructure as context.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of volunteer-mapped railway features to understand mapping coverage.
• Cross-reference railway network data with local field knowledge for planning or validation purposes.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset has a clear license (ODbL-1.0) and a known authoritative source (OpenStreetMap/HOT).
• The description explicitly states the dataset's utility for transport accessibility analysis and basemap context.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, meaning urban areas are likely well-represented while remote areas may be sparse.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed geographic data tagged with the `railway` key.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-25 23:52:46.219954; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Armenia