[WIP] World Rail Network, 1790+ hours, please star!

[WIP] World Rail Network, 1790+ hours, please star! by Anders Lu

created at 2024-03-18T21:06:39.271Z

updated at 2026-08-15T19:29:13.182Z

This map is aiming to create highly accurate and precise railway systems (don't believe me? toggle railway map, I've added waypoints so that all the tracks are aligned). [1] “Traffic congestion is caused by vehicles, not by people in themselves.” — Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities There are many announcements made in the comment section. In addition, there are disputes between this map and other maps as to where a line starts/ends often because of operating patterns, so this map uses Wikipedia as the primary source (if available), and OpenRailwayMap as a backup (if Wikipedia article does not exist), . [Note 1] Shinkansen/HSR Waypoints are implemented station by station. Current WIP: China Coastal Metro — Completed: Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nantong, Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian (Downtown) — In Progress: Nanjing (excluding S-rail) — In Line: Jinan, Dalian (Outskirts), Full Shanghai Revamp, Qingdao IN-LINE WIP(S) =========================== 1. Seoul Area Phase 1 2. Hong Kong Area Phase 1 3. Taipei Area Phase 1 4. HCMC Area Phase 1 5. Singapore Area Phase 1 6. Tokyo Area Phase 2 7. Warsaw Area Phase 1 8. Delhi Area Phase 1 9. Budapest Area Phase 1 10. London Area Phase 1 11. Moscow Area Phase 1 12. Keihanshin Area Phase 3 13. Paris Area Phase 1 Estimated Finish Date: 2029! CHANGELOG =========================== https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V9DECvJcEER3mRjb6vMspLXAnM8Zowvw2ubwEk08h9M RECENT UPDATES (<2mo) =========================== Tianjin Line 4 - 6/9/2026 Jinjing Line - 6/16/2026 Tianjin Line 7 - 6/17/2026 Tianjin Line Z4 - 6/21/2026 Beijing-Tianjin ICR - 6/23/2026 Nanjing Line 1 - 7/10/2026 Line Heading Changes - 7/10/2026 Nanjing Line 2 - 7/12/2026 Nanjing Line 4 - 8/5/2026 JT/JU Fix - 8/5/2026 COMMENTS =========================== 1. Over 30,000 waypoints are added. Don't be worried if it lags out. :) 2. Special thanks to: Wikipedia, RedKetchup Color Picker, MyColorPick, OpenRailwayMap, ChinaRailwayMap, and more! 3. Railway grades are not (and probably will not be) implemented. 4. China Railway (CR) Station Labels (based on service provided at station, referenced from ChinaRailwayMap): G — High Speed Train D — EMU Train C — Intercity Train Z — Direct Express Train T — Express Train K — Fast Train P+ — Regular Fast Train P — Regular Train S — Commuter EMU Train 5. Shinkansen Station Labels (based on service provided at station, referenced from Wikipedia): Tōkaidō, San'yō and Kyushu Shinkansen: の — Nozomi (のぞみ) ひ — Hikari (ひかり) こ — Kodama (こだま) み — Mizuho (みずほ) さ — Sakura (さくら) つ — Tsubame (つばめ) Tōhoku, Hokkaido, Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen: は — Hayabusa (はやぶさ) て — Hayate (はやて) や — Yamabiko (やまびこ) な — Nasuno (なすの) ま — Komachi (こまち) ば — Tsubasa (つばさ) Jōetsu Shinkansen: と — Toki (とき) た — Tanigawa (たにがわ) Hokuriku Shinkansen: か — Kagayaki (かがやき) く — Hakutaka (はくたか) る — Tsurugi (つるぎ) あ — Asama (あさま) Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen: も — Kamome (かもめ) ACHIEVEMENTS (since Nov. 2024) =========================== 11/28/2024 - 1 year since creation 12/26/2024 - 100 stars 1/1/2025 - 2,000 stations 1/19/2025 - 20,000 waypoints 3/25/2025 - 150 stars 6/15/2025 - 200 stars 10/13/2025 - 250 stars 11/2/2025 - 30,000 waypoints 11/28/2025 - 2 years since creation 12/23/2025 - 300 stars 2/22/2026 - 200 lines 2/26/2026 - 2000 points 4/26/2026 - 350 stars

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