Latvian Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports contain railway lines and stations tagged with `railway`. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, sourced from a collaborative, volunteer-built world map. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Analyzing transport network accessibility based on railway and tram line locations.
• Creating thematic basemaps for Latvia using railway infrastructure data.
• Assessing the spatial distribution of railway stations for urban planning.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used, free, and collaborative mapping project.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, indicating relatively recent maintenance.

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 and export via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Latvia