Railways of Bulgaria: OpenStreetMap Lines and Stations for Transport Analysis

Railway lines and stations for Bulgaria, sourced from OpenStreetMap and tagged with the `railway=*` key. The dataset includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-06-26.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway and tram line locations.
• Create contextual basemaps for Bulgaria using railway infrastructure data.
• Assess the spatial distribution of transport nodes based on station locations.
• Cross-reference volunteer-mapped data with local field knowledge for planning decisions.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Published under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0).

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; remote areas may be sparse.
• 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 mapping and collaborative contribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 02:31:47.775162; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bulgaria