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OpenRailwayMap

Operator: Michael Reichert, Germany

Worldwide railway map showing tracks, stations, signals, speeds and other infrastructure data.

Transport & Movement

OPSEC caution

The operator stores search queries together with the IP address, time and browser identifier for seven days. In cases of excessive use, the operator may contact the IP address holder.

Open website

Product

OpenRailwayMap at openrailwaymap.org: the classic railway map based on OpenStreetMap.

Availability and source date

Active

As of: 17 October 2026.

Check: 17 October 2026.

Public station search for Berlin Hauptbahnhof without an account.

Results list including Berlin Hauptbahnhof, tief and S-Bahn, as well as DB InfraGO AG.

Use in OSINT research

Researches railway lines, stations and technical infrastructure. Track layouts, signal locations and line characteristics help geolocate images and videos.

Queries

InputResultResult type
Place name + Keyword / free textOperating points and stations with location and operator details; the API also provides distances along a line by line number.
Retrieved
CoordinatesMap area with track layouts and selectable themes for infrastructure, speeds, signals, electrification and track gauges.
Retrieved

Features

  • Searches stations and operating points by name or identifier.
  • Displays tracks, points, line numbers and distances along lines.
  • Displays signals, train protection and maximum speeds.
  • Compares electrification and track gauges through separate map layers.
  • Integrates map tiles and search data through documented interfaces.

Categories

  • Transport & Movement

Coverage

Geographical coverage

global

Dataset

Worldwide railway infrastructure data from OpenStreetMap, recorded and supplemented by volunteers.

Access

Installation and deployment

Website · Self-hosted

Your own instance on Linux, documented for Debian/Ubuntu with Apache/PHP, PostgreSQL/PostGIS and OSM data import. The API and tile server are separate components.

Requirements

Public map without an account. Running your own server is documented.

Export

Permanent links; PNG map tiles and REST search for operating points and distances along lines. Integration with QGIS, Leaflet and other mapping programs is documented.

Provider

Michael Reichert

Country of establishment

Germany

Interfaces

API

Limited availability. REST search and map tiles for small public applications. For commercial integrations, the provider directs users to their own servers; bulk requests are prohibited.

MCP

Not documented. Not described on the product and interface pages reviewed.

AI agents

Not documented. Not described on the product and interface pages reviewed.

Maintenance

Licence

GPL-3.0-or-later

Latest activity

Commit 04/2026

Stars

515 (as of 17 October 2026)

Usage note

OSM data is licensed under ODbL; map tiles under CC BY-SA 2.0 with attribution. Use your own servers for commercial API and tile integrations; bulk requests are prohibited.

Limitations

  • Detail and completeness depend on OpenStreetMap entries.
  • The map shows infrastructure, not live train positions.
  • The public API and map tiles are intended for small public applications.

Guides and practical reports

Sources

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