Madagascar Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide railway lines and stations for Madagascar, 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). The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network connectivity based on railway line geometry.
• Assess station accessibility for urban planning based on station point locations.
• Create contextual basemaps for other geospatial analyses using the provided rail infrastructure features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used, free, and collaborative global mapping source.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:33:40.158278; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Madagascar