Key:railway:signal:combined

Description
combined signal (main and distant signal unified at one signal) Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: railways
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination

railway=signal, railway:signal:direction=*, railway:signal:position=*

Status: in use
More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag

Objects having a tag =* are main signals. Signals are placed on the track. The value should begin with a country-operator-prefix, e.g. DE-ESO: or AT-V2.

Please note that a signal pole/bridge can carry multiple signal. That's why it can have multiple railway:signal:* tags. Combinations of combined and speed limit signals are very common.

Additional keys

  • mandatory: railway:signal:direction=forward/backward/both – direction which the signal is valid for
  • railway:signal:position=left/right/overhead/bridge – position relative to the track (direction of OSM way) where the signal is located

There are a lot of additional tags which describe the signal in higher level of detail because every country (or even railway company) has its own signalling system.

  • mandatory: railway:signal:combined:form=sign/light/semaphore – type of signal (sign, light signal, semaphore signal)
  • only light and semaphore signals railway:signal:combined:states=* – displayable signal apsects (e.g. stop, proceed, proceed at low speed, …). The value should begin with a country-operator-prefix, e.g. DE-ESO: or AT-V2.
  • railway:signal:combined:substitute_signal=* – signal which is mounted at the combined signal and used if the signal does not work
  • railway:signal:combined:function=entry/exit/intermediate/block – function which the signal serves (e.g. entry signal of a station)
  • railway:signal:combined:shortened=* – Is the distance to the next main/combined signal shorter than usual?

Usage

Please go to the country-specific signal tagging pages for tagging/mapping railway signals.


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