Re:World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world
by rjmunro on Monday August 10, 2026 @09:00PM
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https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ is much more comprehensive. It's open street map data, but filtered for railway infrastructure.
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Re:World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world
by decimalenough on Monday August 10, 2026 @09:08PM
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World Train Map is, by design, a curated map of interesting passenger trains, not a comprehensive map.
The problem with every comprehensive map I've seen is that they are way too comprehensive. If you look at Congo on https://www.openrailwaymap.org/, you might assume the country has a functional passenger railway network, when almost most lines shown were for bulk cargo only, fell into disrepair in the 1960s and certainly haven't had passenger services in decades if ever. Even for first world places like Australia there are tons of supposedly "main lines" listed that are nothing of the sort.
Re:World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world
by ks2048 on Monday August 10, 2026 @10:34PM
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How is it comprehensive? Did someone just say “be comprehensive” to their agent?
Quick Look in Mexico and it’s not good.
Re:World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world
by tcumulus on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @01:55AM
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It's not comprehensive. More than 75% of the passenger lines are missing in Belgium. I imagine this is the same for many other countries, especially the ones with a lot of passenger service.
Re:World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world
by decimalenough on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @02:13AM
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Are you taking about World Train Map here? This whole subthread is about how it's not even trying to be comprehensive.