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🆔🏷 The presets and other tagging data used by the iD editor
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Add field for Request Stop to public transportation station presets #875

Open 1ec5 opened 1 year ago

1ec5 commented 1 year ago

OSM Tag(s)

request_stop=yes

How would you like this tag to see supported?

As a Field

Label

Request Stop

Aliases

Flag Stop, Whistle Stop

Terms

stop on request

Link to OSM Wiki page

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:request_stop%3Dyes

Status of the Tag

In Use

Usage of the tag

3,210

Replaces other Tag?

No response

Regional Tag?

No response

Further Information

Historically, some regions used railway=halt to distinguish request stops from other railway stations. However, this usage conflicts with a different definition used in German-speaking countries to distinguish sites with and without rail switches, and yet another definition in North America to distinguish any station that has a relatively limited service schedule. Additionally, some bus systems also use a request-stop model extensively.

request_stop=yes allows the request-stop aspect of the stop to be tagged explicitly and unambiguously, regardless of the mode of transportation. It gained currency sometime in 2022, particularly in Europe, where railway=halt is also common, though there’s a lot of potential for this tag to be used in North America as well.

matkoniecz commented 1 year ago

Note that request_stop=yes is tricky in cases where some routes stop always and some on demand.