Tag:public_transport=platform

+/- public_transport=platform Description The place where passengers are waiting for the public transport vehicles. Used on these elements Useful combination Key:name Key:ref Key:uic_ref Key:uic_name Key:operator Key:network Key:covered Key:wheelchair Key:bench Key:bin Key:shelter Key:toilet Used combinations in World Australia/Oceania Europe (list) Asia (list) Central America (list) South America (list) Africa (list) Status Undefined

The public_transport=platform tag is a newly approved tag (as of April 2011) for identifying the places where passengers wait for public transport of all forms. Over time it will replace highway=platform, highway=bus_stop and railway=platform, which are in widespread use at the present time. This new key will provide a unified approach to tagging ports, airports, railway stations and bus stations as well as simple bus stops, taxi ranks and even ski lifts. This tag is part of an approved proposal for mapping public transport.

Usage

The platform can tagged as an or . Nodes are used for locations where there is no physical infrastructure (for example a customary bus stop without infrastructure or with a pole), a way for location where a linear area is allocated for people waiting for public transport and an area when a more expansive size is allocated or where different platforms adjoin, such as at in a railway station (a single closed way is assumed as an area).

A platform is associated with a public_transport=stop_position which is part of the way on which the vehicle (bus/train/tram/cablecar) actually stops. A platform will normally be grouped together with other associated elements, including stopping_points, benches, separate shelters and even station buildings within a relation of type public_transport=stop_area.

The following additional attributes can be used:

Key	Value	Comment	Recommendation
public_transport	platform		mandatory
name	Individual name	The name by which the platform is known, e.g.: C or 3. The name of the station/stop_area is given in the relation.	recommended if no public_transport=stop_area exists, else optional
ref	Reference	The reference by which the platform is known	recommended if no public_transport=stop_area exists or differs, else optional
uic_ref	UIC reference	The UIC reference by which the platform is known	recommended if no public_transport=stop_area exists, else optional
uic_name	UIC name	The UIC name by which the platform is known	recommended if no public_transport=stop_area exists, else optional
operator	Operator	Name of the company that operates the platform	recommended if no public_transport=stop_area exists, else optional
network	Local / regional network	Name of the network the stop position belongs to	recommended if no public_transport=stop_area exists, else optional
layer	number	For platforms that are not at ground level then an appropriate layer should be provided which should match that of the highway/railway track etc that containing the associated stopping_point.	required if non-zero
shelter	yes / no	If there is a shelter that is not tagged separately with amenity=shelter	Required if yes. Recommended other values include 'no' and 'not known'
bench	yes / no	If there is a bench that is not tagged separately with amenity=bench	Required if yes. Recommended other values include 'no' and 'not known'
covered	yes / no	yes if there is a covering from rain or sun (which may just be a roof)	Required if yes. Recommended other values include 'no' and 'not known'

Closed way

A single closed way tagged with public_transport|platform is always assumed as area. There is no example in the world where a linear single platform serving a single station/area stop is a closed loop. However, some applications like Mapnik may require a tag area|yes until the area is correctly assumed.

See also

• Approved Public Transport Schema

• public_transport=stop_position (current tagging for the place where buses, trams, trains, ... stop)

• highway=platform (deprecated tagging used as the place where passengers wait for buses)
• railway=platform (deprecated tagging used for the place where passengers wait for trains, trams or subways)
• highway=bus_stop (compatibility tagging used either for the place where passengers wait for a bus/tram or where the tram stops)

Related terms: platform. floor.