Railways and Stations of Mauritius from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide railway lines, tram tracks, and stations for Mauritius, tagged with the `railway` key. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness of this volunteer-built map likely varies, with urban areas typically more detailed than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line and station locations.
• Create thematic basemaps for Mauritius using railway infrastructure data.
• Assess public transport coverage in urban versus rural areas based on station density.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, a widely used global map source.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:48:23.028743; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mauritius