South Korea Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations for South Korea exported from OpenStreetMap, tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line locations.
• Create thematic basemaps for South Korea using railway infrastructure data.
• Assess public transit coverage in urban areas based on station and tram track data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is licensed under the ODbL-1.0 open data license.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via HDX.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:07:55.013378; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Korea