Tag:railway=milestone

railway=milestone
Description
A stone or metal marker along a railway denoting the distance traveled. Edit or translate this description.
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
Useful combination
See also
Status: de facto

A distance marker along a railway.

How to map

Draw the node node direct on the way that represents the railway and add railway=milestone.

Tags to use in combination

  • railway:position=* - the number given on the plate (in km)
  • railway:milestone:catenary_mast=yes

Similar tags

for "modern" milestones look at

for "historic" milestones look at

Railway milestones (in black), rendered by OpenRailwayMap.
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