Uruguay Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

Railway lines and stations for Uruguay, exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, tagged with the `railway` key. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway and station locations.
• Create basemap layers for regional or urban planning projects.
• Study the spatial distribution of railway infrastructure relative to population centers.
• Model potential transit corridors or service gaps using the rail line network.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:25:55.176003

Geography

Uruguay