Bulgarian Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations for Bulgaria 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). It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway and tram line locations.
• Create contextual basemaps for regional planning based on station and track data.
• Assess public transit coverage in urban and remote areas based on the mapped railway infrastructure.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Explicitly includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations as mentioned in the description.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborative mapping, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:00:18.308976; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bulgaria