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https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ is much more comprehensive. It's open street map data, but filtered for railway infrastructure.
by rjmunro 2mo ago
https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ is much more comprehensive. It's open street map data, but filtered for railway infrastructure.
- decimalenough 2mo agoWorld Train Map is, by design, a curated map of interesting passenger trains, not a comprehensive map. The problem with every comprehensive map I've seen is that they are way too comprehensive. If you look at Congo on https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ https://www.openrailwaymap.org/, you might assume the country has a functional passenger railway network, when almost most lines shown were for bulk cargo only, fell into disrepair in the 1960s and certainly haven't had passenger services in decades if ever. Even for first world places like Australia there are tons of supposedly "main lines" listed that are nothing of the sort.
- ks2048 2mo agoHow is it comprehensive? Did someone just say “be comprehensive” to their agent? Quick Look in Mexico and it’s not good.
- tcumulus 2mo agoIt's not comprehensive. More than 75% of the passenger lines are missing in Belgium. I imagine this is the same for many other countries, especially the ones with a lot of passenger service.
- decimalenough 2mo agoAre you taking about World Train Map here? This whole subthread is about how it's not even trying to be comprehensive.
- xx__yy 2mo agoThat's more like it, the Ghan (AU) track is shown