Chile Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations for Chile exported from OpenStreetMap, tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map transport network accessibility based on railway line locations.
• Analyze urban transit coverage based on tram track and station data.
• Create contextual basemaps for regional planning based on OSM infrastructure exports.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from a well-known collaborative mapping source, OpenStreetMap.

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 Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:30:52.235413

Geography

Chile