Railway Lines and Stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap volunteer contributions provide railway lines, tram tracks, and stations tagged with `railway=*` for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The dataset is maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-19. Coverage likely reflects mapper activity, with urban areas typically better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Analyzing transport network accessibility based on railway line and station locations.
• Creating or enriching basemaps for regional planning based on OpenStreetMap features.
• Modeling potential transit corridors based on the mapped rail and tram infrastructure.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-06-19, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-mapped and remote areas potentially 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 contributions aggregated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 09:36:51.405161.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo