Tag:amenity=charging_station
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A location where battery electric vehicles can be charged. ![]() ![]() |
Rendering in OSM Carto |
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Group: amenities |
Used on these elements |
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Status: approved![]() |
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Charging station on Wikipedia.
EV charging stations are places designated for the use by EVs for charging of their battery. The equivalent in ICE vehicles is amenity=fuel
. A charging station is made up of 1 or more man_made=charge_point
elements, which can be mapped separately.
How to map


1. Create an area around the entire charging station, including parking spaces and charge points.
2. Add the tag amenity=charging_station
. It is also useful to add socket=*
information, frequency=*
(to denote AC and DC) and brand=*
when relevant.
3. Optionally: Add a node on each charge point. Refer to the charge point wiki page for useful tags on these.
When a node is appropriate: If you are unsure of the area the charging station encompasses, or are adding stations via an import, adding a
at the perceived center point of the charging station is encouraged.
When a relation is appropriate: If there are several closely related clusters of charge points (for example, the same brand but across a parking lot) a
type=site
. This should not be done if the stations are distinct but share a close proximity (such as 2 brands in a since parking lot.)
When a relation is not appropriate: If a single brand operates several different
model=*
types of charge points. Such differences should be on the charging station element using a semi-colon value separator and on each charge points
individually within the overall area.
Tags
Key | Status | Type | Description |
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Required Tags | |||
amenity=charging_station |
Required | ![]() |
Top tag necessary on all charging stations consisting of 1 or more charge points. |
Suggested Tags | |||
brand=* |
Suggested | String | The brand of the station, typically present on each charge point or other signage. Also consider brand:wikidata if available.
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access=* |
Suggested | ![]() |
private - Only accessible for dedicated individuals or vehicles (such as a workplace charging station.)customers - Dedicated for use by customers of an establishment regardless of affiliation (such as a hotel or vehicle-exclusive stations.)yes - For public access stations (such as shopping plazas.)
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frequency=* |
Suggested | Integer | ![]() frequency=0 .![]() frequency value for the electrical grid.
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socket:<type>=* socket:<type>:output=* socket:<type>:current=* socket:<type>:voltage=* |
Suggested | Integer | Connector Information: Refer to the connector that plugs into the BEV when tagging socket information.socket:<type> - The cumulative total of given connector type. Refer to the socket page for a list of socket types.socket:<type>:output - The output of the charge points that make up the station using semicolons for multiple values. Expressed in ![]() socket:<type>:current - The amperage of the charge points that make up the station using semicolons for multiple values. Expressed in ![]() socket:<type>:voltage - The voltage of the charge points that make up the station using semicolons for multiple values. Expressed in ![]() |
capacity=* |
Suggested | Integer | The total amount of BEVs that can charge concurrently regardless of the quantity of connectors present or in-use. |
Optional Tags | |||
operator=* |
Optional | String | Who operates the station, if branding is not present. This is not common with DCFCs and is not automatically the "host" of a station. |
network=* |
Optional | String | The charging networks the station integrates with. For Plug & Charge or AutoCharge consider authentication . For ways to pay, consider payment .
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fee=* charge=* |
Optional | ![]() |
yes or no . If fee=yes , add charge for the amount, using conditional statements if necessary.
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opening_hours=* |
Optional | ![]() |
The hours which the station is available for use, using the opening hours syntax. If none present, it can be safely implied opening_hours=24/7 .
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ref=* |
Optional | String | The reference number present on the charging station.ref subkeys are used to link OSM EV data with external databases or sources. Some common ones are:
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Examples
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amenity=charging_station
brand=Recharge
access=yes
capacity=5
motorcar=designated
socket:type2=2
socket:type2:output=22
socket:type2_combo=2
socket:type2_combo:output=150
socket:chademo=2
socket:chademo:output=63 -
amenity=charging_station
brand=Tesla
capacity=8
motorcar=designated
socket:nacs=8
socket:nacs:output=150
opening_hours=24/7
fee=yes
Proposals
- Proposed features/Charging station (2010) - Initial proposal with opinion poll and result: full endorsement.
- Proposal:EV Charging Station Mapping (2023) - Proposal for further clarification and voting: Status approved.
- Charging place - Proposal for if there are many charging stations at one single place, they can be combined into a single charging place using a charging place relation.
Possible Resources
- https://www.plugshare.com
- https://lemnet.org/en/map
- https://www.ladestasjoner.no (Norway)
- https://www.goingelectric.de
- https://map.openchargemap.io (on incompatible license, data must NOT be copied). Has own page at OpenChargeMap
- https://lade.info/map/ (Germany)
- https://www.e-laden.info
- https://www.oplaadpunten.nl
- https://www.fietsoplaadpunten.nl
- https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html#/find/nearest?fuel=ELEC&ev_levels=all (U.S. and Canada, govt. source)
- https://www.geopunt.be/?kaart=Laadpunten%20voor%20elektrische%20voertuigen