Railway Lines and Stations in Laos from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide railway lines and stations in Laos, 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. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line locations.
• Create thematic basemaps based on railway and station infrastructure.
• Assess regional connectivity based on the presence of rail and tram tracks.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is licensed under the open ODbL-1.0 license.
• It includes multiple feature types such as rail lines, tram tracks, and stations.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• 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 17:17:07.010758.

Geography

Laos