Tag:amenity=taxi

amenity=taxi
Description
A place where taxis wait for passengers. Often near where many people congregate. 
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Group: Amenities
Used on these elements
Useful combination
Status: approved

A taxi rank (or taxi stand, taxicab stand, etc.) is a place where taxis wait for passengers. Often found at airports, hotels, railway/bus/subway stations, large shopping centers or other places people congregate.

How to map

This tag locates the point where taxis wait, not the point where passengers wait.

Place a node at the location where taxis wait for passengers and add tag amenity=taxi.

Useful combination

Tag Description
capacity=*Maximum number of taxis that can wait here (rough estimation).
contact:phone=*Phone number to contact the taxi rank.
name=*Name of taxi rank.
opening_hours=*Hours and/or weekdays where the taxi rank is legally in operation
operator=*Operator of taxi stand.
taxi_vehicle=*The de facto way to specify the vehicles used by the taxi stand, such as mototaxis with taxi_vehicle=motorcycle
motorcycle=yesSome mappers have used this access control tag to identify taxi stands that provide motorcycle taxis. This is confusingly inconsistent with its use for access control, and as such is disliked by other mappers. Taxi stands with this tag combination should be changed to the tag above.
motorcar=noSome mappers have used this access control tag to identify taxi stands that do not provide car taxis. This is confusingly inconsistent with its use for access control, and as such is disliked by other mappers.

See also

  • taxi=* - Access permission for taxi vehicles
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