Venezuela Railway Lines and Stations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide railway lines and stations for Venezuela, tagged with the `railway` key. The data includes rail lines, tram tracks, and stations, sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project and exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line and station locations.
• Create contextual basemaps for regional planning using the geospatial railway features.
• Assess public transport coverage in urban areas based on the included tram and rail data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is 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; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 2026-05-15 10:22:36.796395; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Venezuela