Railway Lines and Stations in Congo from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, last updated 2026-05-14. It contains railway lines, tram tracks, and stations tagged with the `railway` key, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset is useful for transport accessibility analysis and as basemap context.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network connectivity based on railway line geometry.
• Assess accessibility to stations for population centers based on point locations.
• Create thematic basemaps for regional planning based on the OSM-derived features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is explicitly tagged for railway infrastructure using the OpenStreetMap `railway` key schema.

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 exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:39:42.453042; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo