Tag:service=spur

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Public-images-osm logo.svg service = spur
Spur.png
Description
Relatively short lengths of track, built to give one company or entity access to the main line, normally for freight-only use. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Rendering-railway rail service.png
Group: railways
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires

railway=rail

Useful combination
See also
Status: approvedPage for proposal

service=spur is used in association with railway=rail to identify a relatively short lengths of track, built to give one company or entity access to the main line, normally for freight traffic only. For example a coal-fired power station, a coal mine, a timber-mill or cement works.

This tag should not be used for services which provide passenger services, even if the line takes the form of a spur.

How to map

Add a service=spur to the way for a railway which is also tagged with the main feature tag railway=*.

Consider also tagging with ref=* and operator=* if known.

In rare cases usage=military or other may apply, in many cases usage=industrial is applicable.

Do not use this tag with lines that carry passenger traffic.

See Also