NSW Transport Theme Railway: Heavy Rail, Light Rail, and Monorail Lines

NSW Transport Theme - Railway is a geospatial dataset from Spatial Services (DCS) representing railway lines in New South Wales, including heavy rail, light rail, monorail, and sidings. The data is part of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) and includes attributes such as railway name and on-type (e.g., onground, onbridge). It was last updated on 2026-04 08 18:31:00.095236.

Use Cases

• Infrastructure planning and development based on the spatial representation of railway lines.
• Asset management for railway networks based on attributes like railway name and on-type.
• Emergency service delivery planning based on the location and type of railway infrastructure.
• Mapping and navigation applications based on the detailed topographic railway data.

Strengths

• Data is maintained within the authoritative Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) Transport theme.
• Includes key attributes such as railway name and on-type (e.g., onground, onbridge, intunnel).
• Covers multiple railway types: heavy rail, light rail, monorail, and heavy rail sidings.
• Continuously updated via stakeholder input, field investigation, and data verification.

Limitations

• The service is scheduled for retirement, requiring transition to a new GDA2020 service.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), New South Wales government.

Collection Method

Updated via information from stakeholders and custodians, data verification, field investigation, and research.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 18:31:00.095236.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.