UAE Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide railway lines, tram tracks, and stations tagged with `railway` across the United Arab Emirates. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated on 2026-05-13. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Modeling transport accessibility based on railway and tram line locations.
• Creating contextual basemaps for regional planning using geospatial railway data.
• Analyzing the distribution of railway stations for infrastructure development.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 19:30:45.199360; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Arab Emirates