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Template for the Railway table in the Map Features page. Use the default English text or use the template arguments for your translations

==Usage==
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English writers shall write their comments in the template itself (avoiding double edition). 
Other languages are translated in template arguments, not in the template itself.
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== One key/value row ==
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Railway

Key Value Element Comment Rendering Photo
Track
railway rail Full sized passenger or freight trains in the standard gauge for the country or state
railway tram One or two carriage rail vehicles, usually sharing motor road (Other languages)
railway light_rail Short/light passenger trains. Metro systems.
railway abandoned The course of a former railway which has been abandoned and the track and infrastucture removed.
railway disused A section of railway which is no longer used but where the track and infrastructure remains in place. See disused=yes for alternative tagging.
railway subway A passenger rail service running mostly underground.
railway preserved A railway running historic trains, usually a tourist attraction (changed to preserved from preserved_rail as "rail" is redundant).
railway narrow_gauge Narrow-gauge passenger or freight trains.
railway construction A railway under construction. See construction=* and the construction=yes proposal Proposed_features/Construction
railway monorail A railway with only a single rail.
Monorail in Kuala Lumpur
Monorail in Kuala Lumpur
railway funicular Cable driven inclined railways.
Additional features
bridge yes way If the railway goes over a street or waterway.
cutting yes way A section where the railway is significantly lower than ground level
electrified contact_line / rail / yes / no contact_line: a power line over the train head
rail: a third rail near the track supplying the train with power
yes: electrified track, but no details available
no: track with no power supply
embankment yes A section where the railway is raised significantly higher than ground level
frequency The frequency with which a line is electrified. Use 0 for DC. Also see the voltage tag.
tunnel yes way If the railway goes below ground. Should be always present on subways.
usage main / branch / industrial / military / tourism way The main usage of this railway
voltage The voltage with which a line is electrified. Also see the frequency tag.
Service attributes
service yard way Tracks within railway company operated marshaling yards
service siding way Relatively short lengths of track, running parallel to (and connected to) a main route
service spur way Relatively short lengths of track, built to give one company or entity access to the main line
Stops
railway station Railway station (Other languages).
railway halt A small station, may not have a platform, trains may only stop on request.
railway tram_stop A tram stop is a place where a passenger can embark / disembark a tram.
გადაკვეთები (Intersections)
railway crossing A point where pedestrians may cross.
railway level_crossing გზის და ლიანდაგის გადაკვეთა (A point where rails and roads cross.)
railway subway_entrance The entrance to a subway station, usually going from surface to underground.
Rail-related features
railway turntable These are used for changing the direction that part of a train is pointing in.
railway platform This is parallel to the rail line for showing where the actual platforms are. It is also to know where you can change platform and enter the station, so use footpaths to connect them. This is really useful for routing too.
railway buffer_stop stops the train at the end of a track. see Buffer_stop
landuse railway Ground used around railways and railway-stations
railway User Defined

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