Geofabrik Railway Extracts
Quick answer: Geofabrik railway extracts provide detailed regional rail data from OpenStreetMap, ideal when you need more detail than global datasets offer.
Format PBF / Shapefile
Coverage Global by region
Resolution OSM community detail
License ODbL
Update Daily updates
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Format
PBF / Shapefile
Geometry
LineString
Coverage
Global by region
Resolution
OSM community detail
About this dataset
Regional OpenStreetMap railway extracts from Geofabrik in PBF and shapefile formats.
Download railway-specific OpenStreetMap extracts from Geofabrik for detailed regional rail network analysis.
Regional rail analysis OSM transport extraction Detailed network mapping
How to download
- 1 Open the Geofabrik download homepage.
- 2 Navigate to the continent and country of interest.
- 3 Download the regional PBF or shapefile package.
- 4 Filter the railway layer and inspect it locally.
FAQ
How do I extract only railways from a Geofabrik PBF?
Use GDAL ogr2ogr or osmium with a tag filter to extract railway features from the full regional PBF.
Are Geofabrik railway extracts updated daily?
Yes. Regional extracts are typically updated daily from OpenStreetMap.