Canadian Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations from OpenStreetMap, tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, sourced from a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line and station locations.
• Create contextual basemaps for regional planning using geospatial railway features.
• Study urban and intercity rail infrastructure coverage across Canada.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a widely used, free, and collaborative mapping source.
• Covers multiple railway feature types, including lines, tram tracks, and stations.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 16:51:15.628404

Geography

Canada