Key:subway

The key subway=yes/no is used to specify whether subway trains stop at a feature such as a train station or platform.

This key was approved for use with public_transport=stop_position only, when proposed at Proposal:Public Transport, however it has also been used with other public_transport=* tags.

How to map

• This tag should be used solely within the public_transport=* schema. It should not be used in combination with any railway=* tags.
• Add the tag subway=yes to a feature such as public_transport=stop_position to specify that subway trains stop at this feature. This is mainly useful when the same feature, such as a station, is shared by a railway=subway with a train and a highway=* with a bus, or with another railway=* type such as a trams or light_rail.

• Add the tag subway=no to a feature when subway trains do not stop there, even though they might otherwise be expected to.

• Some mappers use public_transport=platform and public_transport=station features in combination with this tag instead of adding the more common tags railway=platform and railway=station. However this tagging was not approved as part of the proposal and is not widely supported by database users.

• The Public_Transport proposal in 2011 approved using subway=yes/no with public_transport=stop_position on a node on the railway=subway way to show where a subway train usually stops at a platform, halt or station, however, database users may also obtain the same information from the railway=subway tag on the way which the node shares.

See also

• train=* - specifies whether a train stops at a feature - usually not a subway, monorail or tram
• tram=* - specifies whether trams or streetcars stop at a feature
• subway=* - specifies whether a subway train stops at a feature
• light_rail=* - specifies whether "light rail" trains stop at a feature