Tag:railway=halt

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Public-images-osm logo.svg railway = halt
Railway halt.jpg
Description
A small station, may not have a platform, trains may only stop on request. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Rendering-railway-tram stop-mapnik.png.png
Group: railways
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
See also
Status: de facto
Main article: Railway stations

A small station, may not have a platform, trains may only stop on request.

Tags

Key Value Property Description Default value
railway halt Halt
public_transport station Halt Only if the halt is public.[1]
subway yes / no Subway station This is a subway halt. The tagging scheme does not have a distinction between train and subway stations. no
name <halt name> Station name Name of the halt. Use the name on the signs on the halt building or at platforms, for example "Köln Hbf".
uic_ref <number> UIC reference number Number of the halt according to UIC.
uic_name <name> UIC name Name of the halt according to UIC.
request_stop yes / no Request stop To explicitly tag a request stop station.[2][3] no
operator <operator_name> Operator Operator of the halt.
network <network_name> Network Name of the network the halt belongs to.
start_date <date> Date of opening Date the halt was put into service. For formatting, see start_date=*.
end_date <date> Date of closing Date the halt was taken out of service. For formatting, see end_date=*.
image <URL> Image The URL of an image of the halt (If possible, images from Wikimedia Commons should be used).
ele <number> Elevation Elevation of the halt in metres.
wikipedia <lang>:<article name> Wikipedia article Article on Wikipedia. Tag the key in the format <language_code>:<Article name>, for example wikipedia=en:London King's Cross railway station.

Distinction between halt and station

Station or halt?

The distinction between railway=halt and railway=station might differ from country to country. A halt is usually smaller than a station.

  • In North America, flag (or request) stops are typically mapped as halts.
  • In German-speaking countries and Hungary, stations without points ("switches") where only passenger trains stop are tagged as halt. For more information see the German page.

How to map

Add a node in the middle of the railway halt and tag it with railway=halt and name=*. The node does not have to be on a railway=rail line.

Railway types

Besides railway=rail you can also use this tag on railway=subway, railway=monorail and railway=light_rail systems that are heavier rail than trams.

For a tram stops on railway=tram and railway=light_rail systems the tag railway=tram_stop should be used.

Example

A-simple-halt.svg

See also