Tag:route=tracks
route = tracks |
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Railroad track as rail infrastructure. Not to be confused with route=train |
Group: Routes |
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Status: in use |
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Relations of this type are used to combine connected train tracks between two endpoints that are maintained as a operational unit (e.g. a "subdivision") into a single relation. There is a similar route=railway relation, which is used for larger infrastructure segments potentially stretching over several route=tracks relations. In some countries like e.g. the USA route=tracks relations are not used, only route=railway relations are. For lines describing the travel of trains, usually for passenger services, use the tag route=train.
Tagging
The ways (railway=rail, railway=disused, railway=abandoned or railway=razed) are collected in a relation with the following tags:
Key | Value | Comment | Example (1820444 1820444) | Example (1257824 1257824) |
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type | route | (mandatory) | type=route | type=route |
route | tracks | (mandatory) | route=tracks | route=tracks |
ref | number | (mandatory) | ref=1732 | |
name | Track name | Name of the track (recommended, if such a name exists) | name=Hannöversche Südbahn | name=Highland Main Line |
operator | company name | Operator of the track (e. g. DB Netz AG in Germany) (required, if known) | operator=DB Netz AG | operator=Network Rail |
from | station name | originating station (recommended) | from=Hannover Hbf | from=Perth |
via | station name | important intermediate stations | via=Elze; Kreiensen; Northeim (Han); Göttingen; Hann. Münden | |
to | station name | destination station (recommended) | to=Kassel Hbf | to=Inverness |
wikipedia | Wikipedia page | Wikipedia page about this track (recommended) | wikipedia=de:Hannöversche Südbahn | wikipedia=en:Highland Main Line |
All rails that are part of the track should be members of the relation. In contrast to train routes, the stations, platforms, and other non-track object should not be members. Removed tracks (railway=abandoned or railway=razed), that were once members of the track, should get the role „historic“.