Syrian Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations for Syria, exported from OpenStreetMap and tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, contributed by volunteers with completeness varying by region. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Mapping transport networks based on railway and tram line geometry.
• Analyzing transport accessibility based on station locations.
• Creating contextual basemaps for humanitarian or development projects based on OSM infrastructure data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Explicitly includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations as distinct feature types.
• Licensed under the ODbL-1.0, a well-known open data license.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org)

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the HDX platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 01:06:27.465345; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Syria