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 |
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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 can be 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 |
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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=* |
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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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Vehicles
- Main article: Key:access § Land-based transportation
For providing the information which types of vehicles can be charged.
Value may be yes
if any vehicle of that type is allowed to charge, or some other value (e.g. customers
would indicate that this vehicle type can charge here only if you're a customer, and is forbidden otherwise).
moped=yes
– electric mopeds (scooters) can be chargedbicycle=designated
– designated for charging of electric bicycles. Whether other vehicles (with compatible charging socket) are also allowed to charge is not specified unless more access tags are added.motorcar=yes
– electric cars can be charged (assumed by default)motorcycle=yes
+access=no
– all electric motorcycles can be charged, but no other vehicle is allowed to do sohgv=yes
– electric trucks can be charged (this is about providing enough space so that HGV will fit)bus=yes
– electric buses can be charged. If the facility is only for buses, useaccess=no
+bus=designated
small_electric_vehicle=yes
– small electric vehicles can be charged
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