Tag:railway=facility

railway = facility
Description
Using this tag is discouraged, use railway=station mapped as an area instead.
Group: railways
Used on these elements
See also
public_transport=stop_area railway=station railway=halt public_transport=station
Status: deprecated
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This feature has been labeled as deprecated. The recommended replacement is: railway=station mapped as an area.
The reason is documented in Deprecated features. You are still free to continue to use or interpret this tag as you see fit since OpenStreetMap does not have “banned features”.
Under no circumstances should you (semi-)automatically change “deprecated” tags to something else in the database on a large scale without conforming to the automated edits code of conduct. Any such change will be reverted.

railway=facility is a type of site relation connecting infrastructure elements of a railway operating site, such as tracks, switches, platforms, buildings and stop positions. The tagging is similar to public_transport=stop_area but it's also used for non-public railway operating sites.

Note that interlockings are not operating sites.

Tagging

Key	Value	Property	Description	Default value
railway	facility	Operating site	General tag for operating site relations.
type	site	Type	Describes this relation as a site relation.
name	<name>	Name	The name of the operating site; it should match the name of the node.
railway:ref	<code>	Site code	The reference code the railway uses to refer to the site; it should match the name of the node. Abbreviations used by companies other than the operator can be tagged using railway:ref:(company)=*.
operator	<operator>	Operator	The operator of the operating site.
uic_ref	<code>	UIC code	The UIC (International Union of Railways) code for this operating site.
uic_name	<name>	UIC name	The UIC (International Union of Railways) name for this operating site.
train	yes/no	Railway	Is the stop position for a railway?	no
light_rail	yes/no	Light rail	Is the stop position for light rail?	no
subway	yes/no	Subway	Is the stop position for a subway?	no
tram	yes/no	Tram	Is the stop position for a tram?	no

Members

Role	Count	Feature	Description
<empty, no role>	1	Operating site	The area or node of the operating site must be included. Leave the role field empty even if JOSM warns you.
track	1+	railway=rail	At least one track should be included.
switch	0+	railway=switch	If present, switches should be included.
signal	0+	railway=signal	If present, signals should be included.
stop	1+	public_transport=stop_position	At least one stop position should be included.
platform	0+	railway=platform	If present, platforms should be included.
subway_entrance	0+	railway=subway_entrance	If present, subway entrances should be included.
building	0+	building=*	Any buildings part of the operating site should be included. Usually, this is the station building.

References

Related terms: ‹ operating site › ‹ facility › ‹ station › ‹ halt › ‹ railway ›