Key:light_rail
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Specifies whether light rail trains stop at a feature. ![]() |
Group: public transport |
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Useful combination |
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Status: de facto |
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The key light_rail=yes/no
is used to specify whether light rail trains stop at a feature such as a train station or platform. "Light rail" is a higher-standard tram system, often separated from other traffic for part or much of the way.
How to map
- This tag should be used solely within the
public_transport=*
schema. It should not be used in combination with anyrailway=*
tags. - Add the tag
light_rail=yes
to a feature such as apublic_transport=stop_position
to specify that light rail trains stop at this feature. This is mainly useful when the same feature, such as a station, is shared by ahighway=*
with a bus. - Add the tag
light_rail=no
to a feature when light rail trains do not stop there, even though they might otherwise be expected to.
- Some mappers use
public_transport=platform
andpublic_transport=station
features in combination with this tag instead of adding the more common tagsrailway=platform
andrailway=station
. However this tagging is not as popular, nor approved as part of the proposal[1] and is not widely supported by database users.
- Some mappers add
light_rail=yes/no
topublic_transport=stop_position
on a node of therailway=light_rail
way to show where a light rail train usually stops at a platform, halt or station, however, database users may also obtain the same information from therailway=light_rail
tag on the way which the node shares.
See also
train=*
- specifies whether a train stops at a feature - usually not a subway, monorail or tram, but might overlap with light_railtram=*
- specifies whether trams or streetcars stop at a featuresubway=*
- specifies whether a subway train stops at a featuremonorail=*
- specifies whether monorail trains stop at a featurerailway=station
,railway=halt
allowing to mostly skip using this tag