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Railway stations (including main line, light rail, subway etc) are places where customers can access railway services. For simple station a {{Tag|railway|station}} node with the railway track itself can be used; for larger stations with multiple platforms and tracks and other facilities the tag can be used on an area. |
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== How to Map == |
== How to Map == |
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Add a node to the {{Tag|railway|rail}} way at the position where the station can be found and tag it with {{Tag|railway|station}} and {{Tag|name}}<br> |
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*For simple stations with a single track add a node with {{Tag|railway|station}} and {{Tag|name}} at an appropriate point on the railway (tagged {{Tag|railway|rail}}, {{Tag|railway|subway}} etc). |
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*For complex or larger stations tag an area that encompasses the land used for passenger services (including any concourse, platforms and associated tracks). |
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==Things to avoid== |
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*There should only be a single railway=station tag for each station. Where there are multiple nodes consider converting the station to the area format. |
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*Where a mainline station and metro station are connected, consider if they should be modeled as separate stations or as a single station. The associated Wikipedia article for the facilities might assist with the decision. |
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*Tram stops and bus stops do not use this tag. They are tagged as simple nodes {{Tag|railway|tram_stop}} next to the track and bus stops are tagged {{Tag|highway|bus_stop}} next to the highway where passengers wait. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 11:23, 22 April 2011
 railway = station
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A big railway station  
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| Group: railways |
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Railway stations (including main line, light rail, subway etc) are places where customers can access railway services. For simple station a railway=station node with the railway track itself can be used; for larger stations with multiple platforms and tracks and other facilities the tag can be used on an area.
How to Map
Either:
- For simple stations with a single track add a node with railway=station and name=* at an appropriate point on the railway (tagged railway=rail, railway=subway etc).
- For complex or larger stations tag an area that encompasses the land used for passenger services (including any concourse, platforms and associated tracks).
- Add appropriate additional tags, such as uic_ref=number which is a unique code for railway stations as registered with the UIC. See german homepage for more details.
Things to avoid
- There should only be a single railway=station tag for each station. Where there are multiple nodes consider converting the station to the area format.
- Where a mainline station and metro station are connected, consider if they should be modeled as separate stations or as a single station. The associated Wikipedia article for the facilities might assist with the decision.
- Tram stops and bus stops do not use this tag. They are tagged as simple nodes railway=tram_stop next to the track and bus stops are tagged highway=bus_stop next to the highway where passengers wait.
See also
- building=train_station - useful to map the station building itself
- railway=subway_entrance - to go into a subway station.
- railway=platform - to map individual platforms in the station
Example
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railway=station name=London Victoria together with an area building=train_station name=London Victoria uic_ref=7000010 |
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See London Victoria Station for reference.