Tag:railway=yard
 railway =
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A rail yard or freight station 
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The tag railway= is mainly used to map a rail yard (aka railway yard or railroad yard), which is a series of rail tracks used for storing or sorting railway wagons and locomotives.
This tag has also been used for mapping freight-only stations, which are railway stations without passenger traffic where freight trains are loaded or unloaded, and which are often found in a rail yard. Please note that this practice is not common for all countries. It will be a good idea to observe in database and/or consult local community about the way how freight stations are mapped in this country. For example, in Russia all stations (both passenger & freight) are mapped as railway=station, and railway= is used only for rail yards which are parts of larger station.
These yards can vary in their size, from small freight stations which are just former passenger stations with a spur track, to huge yards with multiple marshalling tracks, hump yards, container terminals, and locomotive depots which are several kilometers long.
How to map
Set a node in the middle of the freight yard or station and add railway=.
You can also map the area with landuse=railway, if this is clearly defined.
Use
railway:yard:size=*for the size of the yard. Possible values are small/medium/large/very_large.
| Yard | OSM | Bing Maps | |
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| Small | Tampa, Florida | Link | Link |
| Medium | Panama City, Florida | Link | Link |
| Large | Kornwesthein, Germany | Link | Link |
| Very Large | Waycross, Georgia | Link | Link |
railway:yard:purpose=*for the purpose of the yard. Place a ; between multiple values.
| Value | Meaning | Bing Maps Example |
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| maintenance | Maintenance of rail vehicles | Bing Maps |
| intermodal | Is the yard used for container handling? | Bing Maps |
| transloading | Is the yard used for loading/unloading rail vehicles? | Bing Maps |
| automobile | Is the yard used for (un)loading automobiles? | Bing Maps |
| storage | Is the yard used for storage of rail vehicles? | Bing Maps |
| manifest | Is the yard used for switching/sorting wagonload freight? | Bing Maps |
railway:yard:hump=*Does the yard have a hump?
Tags used in combination
name=*operator=*railway:ref=*railway:yard:size=*railway:yard:purpose=*railway:yard:hump=*