Key:abandoned:railway
 abandoned:railway
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Indicate the type of the abandoned railway feature. 
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| Status: de facto |
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A key to map former railway features. It can refer either to an abandoned railway track or to another railway feature; e.g., a station.
Abandoned is within the lifecycle or railway life cycle tags. Proposed, construction, operational "rail", preserved, disused, abandoned, razed.
How to map
Draw a line 
representing the former railroad track and add railway=abandoned.
With abandoned:railway=see values the type of rails can be determined.
Values
Rails:
- abandoned:railway=rail
- abandoned:railway=narrow_gauge
- abandoned:railway=tram
- abandoned:railway=light_rail
- abandoned:railway=subway
- abandoned:railway=funicular
Other features:
- abandoned:railway=station
- abandoned:railway=switch
- abandoned:railway=level_crossing
- abandoned:railway=halt
- abandoned:railway=platform
- abandoned:railway=tram_stop
- abandoned:railway=crossing
- abandoned:railway=signal_box
- abandoned:railway=buffer_stop
- abandoned:railway=signal
- abandoned:railway=turntable
and other values
Rendering
- Is not rendered on OSM Carto
- Is displayed in dashed lines on OpenRailwayMap
See also
- railway=disused
- historic:railway=rail/narrow_gauge
- Demolished Railway
- Railway#Life-cycle
- Lifecycle prefix
- Open Historical Map
Photos
Overgrown track - tag with railway=disused
Abandoned:railway=turntable - tag with - tag with disused:railway=turntable
There used to be a station here - abandoned:railway=station
disused:railway=turntable
The track has been dismantled, but remains are clearly visible - tag with railway=abandoned
_-_abandoned_railway_turntable.JPG)
