Tag:railway=platform

+/- railway=platform Description A railway or bus platform. Used on these elements Useful combination Key:name Key:ref Key:surface Key:width Used combinations in World Australia/Oceania Europe (list) Asia (list) Central America (list) South America (list) Africa (list) Status Undefined

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Contents 1 public_transport=platform 2 How to Map 3 Frequently used tags 4 Frequently used combinations 5 See also

public_transport=platform

Because there are plenty of examples where a platform is used for buses and trams this feature has been replaced by public_transport=platform.

How to Map

Most simple would be railway=platform and drawn as a way.

Giving more information like a ref for the platform or track number could be a valuable information

railway=platform

name=5 (renders in mapnik)

name=5;6

ref=5 (does not display in mapnik)

ref=5;6

Any other kind of information like surface, width and so on might be helpful. Also interesting on some places could be access= or if some needs a special ticket.

Example:

railway=platform

ref=6

surface=paved

width=5

...=...

Platforms (especially wider ones) can also be mapped as areas for more precision. Adding area=yes has traditionally been documented as a requirement for mapping platforms as areas and is still necessary for correct rendering on the default Mapnik. However, it has since been suggested that closed ways with railway=platform, but without area=yes, should also be treated as areas because ring-shaped railway platforms are unlikely to occur in reality.

For platforms used in bus stations or by non rail services highway=platform should be used.

But a platform is always clearly distinguishable from other ways and mostly separated. So e.g. a sidewalk with a tram-stop is not a platform.

If there are more then one platform in one location, a relation could be used to "bind" them together. See Approved Public Transport Schema for more information.

Frequently used tags

Key	Value	Description
ref	Number	Reference
name	Text	Name
bus	yes / no	do buses stop at this platform?
rail	yes / no	do trains stop?
light_rail	yes / no
subway	yes / no
monorail	yes / no
tram	yes / no	do trams stop?
funicular	yes / no
aerialway	yes / no
ferry	yes / no
wheelchair	yes / no / limited / only	wheelchair friendly?
bench	yes / no	bench to sit down..
bin	yes / no	trash can exists?
shelter	yes / no	is there shelter?
toilet	yes / no	toilets nearby?

Frequently used combinations

• amenity=vending_machine + vending=tickets, sweets, drinks
• tactile_paving=yes/no
• elevator=*
• conveyor=*
• emergency=phone
• surveillance=outdoor and / or supervised=*
• amenity=clock
• Relation: relation=route + route=rail?

See also

• Approved feature/platform – approved proposal and voting
• Proposed_features/Public_Transport
• Proposed_features/unified_stoparea