Home › Entities › openstreetmap_subproject › OpenRailwayMap

OpenRailwayMap

railway map based on OpenStreetMap data
Organization openstreetmap_subproject Q122190925
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

OpenRailwayMap

Summary

OpenRailwayMap is an OpenStreetMap subproject[1]. OpenRailwayMap is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenRailwayMap's instance of is recorded as OpenStreetMap subproject[3].
  • OpenRailwayMap's instance of is recorded as OpenStreetMap style[4].
  • OpenRailwayMap's instance of is recorded as railway map[5].
  • OpenRailwayMap's instance of is recorded as software project[6].
  • OpenRailwayMap's founder is recorded as Alexander Matheisen[7].
  • OpenRailwayMap's based on is recorded as OpenStreetMap database[8].
  • OpenRailwayMap's developer is recorded as Michael Reichert[9].
  • OpenRailwayMap's developer is recorded as Alexander Matheisen[10].
  • OpenRailwayMap's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[11].
  • OpenRailwayMap's Commons category is recorded as OpenRailwayMap[12].
  • OpenRailwayMap's software engine is recorded as Leaflet[13].
  • OpenRailwayMap's country of origin is recorded as Germany[14].
  • 2013 marks the founding of OpenRailwayMap[15].
  • OpenRailwayMap's official website is recorded as https://www.openrailwaymap.org[16].
  • OpenRailwayMap's main subject is railway[17].
  • OpenRailwayMap's email address is recorded as mailto:info@openrailwaymap.org[18].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Zh-hans:OpenRailwayMap[19].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JA:OpenRailwayMap[20].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ES:OpenRailwayMap[21].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenRailwayMap[22].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/DE:OpenRailwayMap[23].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FR:OpenRailwayMap[24].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/IT:OpenRailwayMap[25].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/NL:OpenRailwayMap[26].
  • OpenRailwayMap's described at URL is recorded as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Pl:OpenRailwayMap[27].

Body

Founding

OpenRailwayMap's founder is recorded as Alexander Matheisen[7]. 2013 marks the founding of OpenRailwayMap[15].

Identity

OpenRailwayMap's short name is recorded as ORM[28].

Why It Matters

OpenRailwayMap is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . openrailwaymap.org. openrailwaymap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PayPal. paypal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . openrailwaymap.org. openrailwaymap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). OpenRailwayMap. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/openrailwaymap
MLA “OpenRailwayMap.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/openrailwaymap.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_openrailwaymap_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{OpenRailwayMap}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/openrailwaymap}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): OpenRailwayMap — https://4ort.xyz/entity/openrailwaymap (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/openrailwaymap · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Rurseekatze · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → railway
    Has use → Q623272
    Used by → ['Q1323006', 'Q178512']
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1581]]: https://blog.openrailwaymap.org/"
  2. 11w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    X (twitter) username → openrailwaymap
    Official blog url → https://blog.openrailwaymap.org/
    Imported from → —
    Commons category → OpenRailwayMap
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q5145844]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.