Key:local_ref

The key local_ref=* has been used on highway=bus_stop, railway=platform or public_transport=stop_position features to indicate the number or letter of the stop, platform or other transport feature.

The original suggestion on this page was to use local_ref=* for the number or letter of the platform or bus stop, while reserving ref=* for the number or reference code of a larger station or "stop area". However, it is much more common to use ref=* instead.

Many instances of this tag were first imported from the NAPTAN database in Britain.

Examples

• local_ref=3
• local_ref=C
• local_ref=R1

Rendering

ÖPNVKarte

This key is rendered on ÖPNVKarte for all public transport platforms.

Example with many bus stops:

• https://www.öpnvkarte.de/#2.56765;48.94515;18
  
• https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/48.94515/2.56765&layers=O

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{"tileLayer":"https://tileserver.memomaps.de/tilegen/{z}/{x}/{y}.png","attribution":"\u0026copy; \u003Ca href=\"https://osm.org/copyright\"\u003EOpenStreetMap contributors\u003C/a\u003E. Tiles courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https://memomaps.de/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMeMoMaps\u003C/a\u003E","center":{"lat":48.94515,"lon":2.56765},"zoom":"18"}

Transport Map

This key is rendered on the Transport Map only for bus stops. Stop positions of trams and trains aren't rendered. The reason is unknown.

Example with many bus stops ("A" - "K"):

• https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/48.94515/2.56765&layers=T

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{"tileLayer":"https://tile.thunderforest.com/transport/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?apikey=6170aad10dfd42a38d4d8c709a536f38","attribution":"\u0026copy; \u003Ca href=\"https://osm.org/copyright\"\u003EOpenStreetMap contributors\u003C/a\u003E. Tiles courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https://www.thunderforest.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAndy Allan\u003C/a\u003E","center":{"lat":48.94515,"lon":2.56765},"zoom":"18"}

See also

• route_ref=* - route reference (number/code) cognizable on public transport stop signs.
• loc_ref=* - Local reference