Railways of Yemen from OpenStreetMap for Transport Analysis

Railway lines and stations tagged with `railway=*` in Yemen, including rail lines, tram tracks, and stations. The data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free collaborative world map, and was last updated on 2026-06-24. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active, with urban areas usually well represented.

Use Cases

• Analyze transport network accessibility based on railway line and station locations.
• Create basemap context for urban or regional planning projects.
• Assess the spatial distribution of railway infrastructure for development studies.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used, collaborative mapping platform.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with remote areas likely sparse and dependent on volunteer mapper activity.
• 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 mapping contributions aggregated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 09:28:29.777849

Geography

Yemen