Tag:railway=rail

railway = rail
Description
Rails of a typical gauge track.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: railways
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=* gauge=* electrified=* frequency=* voltage=* usage=* service=* rack=yes
Status: de facto
railway=rail $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo
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Use railway=rail on rails for full sized passenger or freight trains in the typical gauge of the country or state.

railway=rail is the largest railway classification, for full-blown full-sized railways. For smaller railway classifications such as subways/trams/monorails, preserved lines, and other railway related tagging see railway=*

Tags to use in combination

• electrified=rail/contact_line
• gauge=1435 - gauge in mm
• frequency=# - Frequency of the drive current in Hz
• voltage=# - Voltage of the driving current in Volt
• rack=yes - rack railway
• highspeed=yes - High-speed line
• maxspeed=* - Maximum speed
• railway:traffic_mode=passenger/freight/ mixed
• bridge=*
• tunnel=*
• embankment=*
• cutting=*

Usage / Service-Type

• usage=main/branch/industrial/military/tourism/science/leisure
• service=yard/siding/spur/crossover

Related tags

• railway=light_rail
• railway=subway
• railway=narrow_gauge
• railway=monorail
• railway:preserved=*
• railway=funicular

See also

• OpenRailwayMap Tagging Schema: A wiki page for tagging railways in great detail.
• OpenRailwayMap: A dedicated, detailed map for railways based on the above schema.