Timor-Leste Railway Infrastructure and Stations from OpenStreetMap

This geospatial dataset contains OpenStreetMap features tagged as 'rail' or 'station' within Timor-Leste, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). Updated in March 2026, the data includes infrastructure attributes such as elevation and localized names in English, Portuguese, and Tetum.

Use Cases

• Mapping historical infrastructure using the 'railway' and 'name' tags
• Analyzing terrain impact on transport routes using the 'ele' (elevation) field
• Localizing geographic features using 'name:tet' and 'name:pt' attributes

Strengths

• Multilingual support with names in English, Portuguese, and Tetum
• Available in five geospatial formats including SHP, KML, and GeoPackage
• Includes elevation data via the 'ele' attribute

Limitations

• Timor-Leste lacks an active commercial railway system, so data likely represents historical remains or specific industrial tracks
• Dependent on volunteer contributions to OpenStreetMap which may result in inconsistent attribute population

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap contributors

Collection Method

Crowdsourced geospatial data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) platform

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Timor-Leste