Railway Corridor Land Parcel Boundaries for New South Wales

Polygon data represents the spatial extents of railway land not defined by standard lots within the NSW cadastral database. Spatial Services continuously updates this dataset, sourced from subdivision plans, registration activity, and multiple government agencies. The data is maintained to be current within 10 working days of a plan being lodged.

Use Cases

• Identify land ownership and tenure for railway corridor parcels to secure access for capital projects.
• Analyze spatial extents of railway land for infrastructure planning and property development projects.
• Integrate railway corridor polygon data with environmental or heritage datasets for conservation and management planning.
• Use the polygon boundaries to inform water and carbon accounting programs that intersect with railway land.

Strengths

• Data is updated within 10 working days from when a subdivision or registration plan is lodged.
• Sourced from multiple authoritative stakeholders including Crown Lands, the Office of Environment and Heritage, and Local Land Services.
• Represents a specific component of the official digital Cadastral database for New South Wales.

Limitations

• The spatial reference is GDA94, which cannot be easily consumed into modern GDA2020 coordinate reference systems.
• The specific number of polygon features (rows) and attribute columns is not documented.
• The service is scheduled for retirement, requiring users to transition to a new GDA2020 service.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, Department of Customer Service (DCS), New South Wales Government.

Collection Method

Continuously updated from subdivision plans, registration and gazettal activity, and data sourced from multiple government custodians.

Freshness

Updated continuously; data is current within 10 working days.

Geography

State of New South Wales, Australia.