Libyan Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations in Libya exported from OpenStreetMap, tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Transport accessibility analysis based on railway and station locations.
• Basemap creation for Libyan geographic visualizations based on OSM railway data.
• Infrastructure mapping for humanitarian or development projects based on the tagged railway features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Explicitly includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations as stated in the description.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:28:52.192805; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Libya