Tag:substation=traction

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substation = traction
Description
A substation whose main function is to supply a traction system (railways, trams and/or trolleybuses) with various frequency conversion schemes. They are often located near a railway Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: power
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal

A traction substation (605-01-06) is a substation whose main function is to supply a traction system (railways, trams and/or trolleybuses). They are often located near a railway.

Power line coming from local power grid aren't mandatory around since such substation can improve power repartition from a train tracks feeder line.

How to map

See guidelines from power=substation to get more information

Examples

Photo Tagging OSM Carto Note
area 461416673
power=substation
substation=traction
location=outdoor
name=Sous-station de Ventabren
voltage=25000
operator=SNCF
25kV traction substation with 2 auto-transformers. No power lines feed this substation except the contact line 25kV feeder going along train tracks.
area 154070456
power=substation
substation=traction
name=Bahnstromumformerwerk Karlsruhe
voltage=110000;15000
operator=DB Energie GmbH
start_date=1957
Traction substation with two 26.5 MW Motor–generator-sets. Power is taken from the 110 kV 50 Hz 3-phase-grid and converter to 110 kV 16,7 Hz single-phase current, which is transmitted to other substation, but also transformed to 15 kV power to be fed in the overhead lines. Energy flow can be from the national grid to the railway grid or vice-versa.
area 270765392
power=substation
substation=traction
location=indoor
name=Woburn rail traction substation
voltage=11000;1500
operator=KiwiRail
start_date=2010
Inddor traction substation which converts 11,000-volt 50Hz AC power from local grid with static rectifiers to 1500 V DC.

See also

traction substations extension proposal.