Tag:railway=junction
| railway = junction |
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| A junction where railways diverge or converge. |
| Group: Railways |
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| Status: in use |
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The tag railway=junction is used to map a named junction where railways diverge or converge.
In the context of rail transport, a "junction" is a place at which two or more railway routes converge or diverge. This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two railways (assuming they are of the same gauge), provided by points (US: switches) and signalling.
How to map?
Use the railway=junction tag on node where the railways converge/diverge. Add the tag name=* with the commonly-used name for the junction. Unnamed junction are not mapped with this tag.
Also see railway=switch, used to map the points ("switch" or "turnout") where trains can change from one track to another track.
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