Jamaica Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

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

Use Cases

• Mapping transport network connectivity based on railway line geometry.
• Analyzing station density and distribution for accessibility studies.
• Creating contextual basemap layers using volunteered geographic information.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org)

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed geographic data exported via the HOT exports grid.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:48:54.954233; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jamaica