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trainrouter-atlas

The world's legendary train routes as an open dataset (CSV/JSON/GeoJSON) plus an MCP server, from worldtrainmap.com

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified
route facts: distance_km, top_speed_kmh, duration, operator, opened year, train (rolling stock), highlight, fame_rank · route geometry (LineString, lon/lat waypoints) · countries served per route · approximate annual ridership (sparse: 80 of 961 routes)
Coverage docs-verified
Global, 118 countries; 961 notable routes in this download
Resolution docs-verified
Route-level; line geometry approximate, traced at map scale
Update frequency docs-verified
No schedule stated; last refresh 23 July 2026, exporter currently blocked
Formats docs-verified
CSV · JSON · GeoJSON · MCP (remote URL; transport not stated)
Access docs-verified
Free; no authentication stated. Data facts CC BY 4.0 (attribution to World Train Map); OSM-traced geometry ODbL; MCP server code MIT. The entry's MIT licence applies to code only.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred
Rail corridor context for linear infrastructure route options (distance, operator, rolling stock) · GIS visualisation of rail corridors for planning and stakeholder presentations · Desk-study reference locating major rail corridors near proposed works, using LineString geometry for screening
Audience llm-inferred
GIS analysts · planners · transport planners

Limitations

Constraints docs-verified
Curated notable routes only, not exhaustive · Facts are approximate published values; not for operations · Route counts differ by version: site 1,338, MCP server 1,247, this download 961, Zenodo 744 · Download frozen since 23 July 2026; exporter blocked pending licence split · Geometry partly OSM-traced (ODbL); per-route licence split not yet published · pax_per_year populated for only 80 of 961 routes · Global dataset; UK-specific coverage not stated · Per-route stories, photos and journey guides excluded from this package · url fields still point to trainrouter.com (redirects)
Licence
MIT
Authentication
Unknown — review source docs
GitHub stars
5
Last commit
25/09/2026
Last successful page check
14/10/2026
Page health
healthy
Package
Not recorded
Verification
Not independently verified

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Provenance & evidence

Tools/install/auth auto-extracted from README; quality score heuristic (stars, recency, tool count, licence).

Metadata observed 15/10/2026 · research sweep: github-search