Train station tagging
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This page contains a list of tags useful when tagging train stations. For more details and recommendations on how to map them, refer to the article about railway stations.
Main Tags
| Type | Key:Value | Element | Photo |
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| Train Station | building=train_station
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| Train Tracks | railway=rail
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| Railway Corridor | landuse=railway
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| Train Barrier | railway=buffer_stop
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| Platform | railway=platform
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| Turnstile | barrier=turnstile
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| Subway Entrance | railway=subway_entrance
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| Door
Swinging Door Sliding Door Revolving Door Automatic Door (key) |
door=yes
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| Ticket Machine | vending=public transport tickets
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| Ticket Shop | shop=ticket
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| Ticket Validator | amenity=ticket_validator
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| Vending Machines | amenity=vending machine
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| Passenger information system |
or |
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| ATM | amenity=atm
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| Smoking area | amenity=smoking_area
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| Bathrooms | amenity=toilets
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Key and Value for Main Tags
| Type | Key: and Value examples | Photo | |
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| Reference | ref=8 or ref=5;6 or ref=2a
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Platform and Entrance/Exit should be referenced or named if a station has more than one. | |
| Name | name=5 or name=5;6 or name=Madison st
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Platform and Entrance/Exit should be referenced or named if a station has more than one. | |
| Bathrooms gender | unisex=yes or female=yes or male=yes
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All bathrooms should marked which gender it is specified for. | |
| Wheelchair Accessible | wheelchair=yes or wheelchair=no
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Entrances/Exits, Elevators and Bathrooms should be marked if they are Wheelchair Accessible |
Moving and Multi-level Rooms and Areas
| Type | Key:Value | Element | Photo |
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| Stairs | stairs=yes indoor=room or indoor=area level=*
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| Escalators | stairs=yes conveying=yes indoor=room or indoor=area level=*
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| Moving Walkways | conveying=yes indoor=room or indoor=area |
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| Elevators | highway=elevator indoor=room or indoor=area level=*
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Key and Value for Moving and Multi-level Rooms and Areas
| examples | Key: and Value examples | explination |
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| level -1, 0 , 1, and 2 | level=-1;0;1;2
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Each level written separately |
| level -1 through 5 | level=-1-5
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A range of the level |
| level -4 through -2 | level=-4--2
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A range of the level when the range ends in a negative level |
| Indoor Room | indoor=room
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The value room is used to signify if it has walls |
| Indoor Area | indoor=area
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The value area is used to signify if it has no walls |
*0 is the ground floor.



















