Nepal Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Nepal contain railway lines and stations 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. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line locations.
• Create contextual basemaps for Nepal using railway infrastructure data.
• Model urban transit connectivity based on the presence of tram tracks and stations.

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.
• Explicitly includes rail lines, tram tracks, and station features.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:09:50.922002; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nepal