Kenya Railway Network and Stations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap features for railways and railway stations in Kenya. The dataset includes attributes such as name, elevation, operator type, and address details. It was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-03 03.

Use Cases

• Map railway network connectivity based on the 'railway' tag.
• Analyze station distribution and naming conventions based on 'name' and 'name:sw' attributes.
• Model infrastructure elevation profiles based on the 'ele' (elevation) attribute.
• Identify operational entities for stations based on the 'operator:type' attribute.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML.
• Includes multilingual naming attributes ('name:en', 'name:sw') for features.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded: 2026-03-03 09:30:30.465564.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update is in the future (2026).

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from OpenStreetMap matching specific tags.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 09:30:30.465564

Geography

Kenya