Template:Map Features:railway

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Railway

Includes all kind of railway from heavy used mainline railway down to an abandoned line. See Railways for an introduction to mapping railways.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Track
railway	abandoned		The course of a former railway which has been abandoned and the track and infrastucture removed. The course may be still recognized through embankments, cuttings, bridges, tunnel and rolling or straight ways.
railway	construction		A railway under construction. See construction=* and the construction=yes proposal Proposed_features/Construction
railway	disused		A section of railway which is no longer used but where the track and infrastructure remains in place. See disused=yes for alternative tagging.
railway	funicular		Cable driven inclined railways. In many cases they serve touristic interest, giving easy access to spectacular mountain views.
railway	light_rail		A higher-standard tram system, normally in its own right-of-way. Often it connects towns and thus reaches a considerable length (tens of kilometer).
railway	miniature		Miniature railways are narrower than narrow gauge and carry passengers. They can be found in parks.		File:3871553552 f2204c3d83 o.jpg
railway	monorail		A railway with only a single rail. A monorail can run above the rail like in Las Vegas and Disneyland or can suspend below the rail like the Wuppertal Schwebebahn (Germany)
railway	narrow_gauge		Narrow-gauge passenger or freight trains. Narrow gauge railways can have mainline railway service like the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland or can be a small light industrial railway. Use gauge=* to specify the actual width of rails.
railway	preserved		A railway running historic trains, usually a tourist attraction (changed to preserved from preserved_rail as "rail" is redundant).
railway	rail		Full sized passenger or freight trains in the standard gauge for the country or state
railway	subway		A city passenger rail service running mostly grade separated (see Wikipedia:rapid transit).		File:800px-Madrid - Estación Marqués de Vadillo - 20060910.jpg
railway	tram		One or two carriage rail vehicles, usually sharing motor road (Other languages)
Additional features
bridge	yes		If the railway goes over a street, waterway or other railway.
cutting	yes		A section where the railway is significantly lower than ground level
electrified	contact_line / rail / yes / no		contact_line: a power line over the train head rail: a third rail near the track supplying the train with power yes: electrified track, but no details available no: track with no power supply		File:Overhead power lines.jpg
embankment	yes		A section where the railway is raised significantly higher than ground level
frequency			The frequency with which a line is electrified. Use 0 for DC. Also see the voltage tag.
service	siding		Relatively short lengths of track, running parallel to (and connected to) a main route
service	spur		Relatively short lengths of track, built to give one company or entity access to a main or branch line.
service	yard		Tracks within railway company operated marshaling or maintenance yards
tracks			Number of parallel tracks in close proximity when mapped as a single way. Default value of 1.
tunnel	yes		If the railway goes below ground. Should be always present on subways.
usage	main / branch / industrial / military / tourism		main line: heavy traffic branch line: connecting places with a mainline industrial: servicing large plants (iron, chemical etc.), surface mining, ... military: servicing military area tourism: most mountain rails (rack-rails, funicular) and preserved railways.
voltage			The voltage with which a line is electrified. Also see the frequency tag.
Stations and Stops
railway	crossing		A point where pedestrians may cross.
railway	halt		A small station, may not have a platform, trains may only stop on request.
public_transport	platform		This is parallel to the rail line for showing where the actual platforms are. It is also to know where you can change platform and enter the station, so use footpaths to connect them. This is really useful for routing too.
railway	station		Railway station (Other languages).
railway	subway_entrance		The entrance to a subway station, usually going from surface to underground.		File:Madrid-metro-1.jpg
railway	tram_stop		A tram stop is a place where a passenger can embark / disembark a tram.
Other
railway	buffer_stop		stops the train at the end of a track. see Buffer_stop
railway	level_crossing		A point where rails and roads cross.
landuse	railway		Ground used around railways and railway-stations
railway	turntable		These are used for changing the direction that part of a train is pointing in.
railway	User Defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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