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Railway Sidetrack (AN050)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: an050.ttl

Name

RailwaySidetrack

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A stretch of railway track connected to a main railway and used for temporary storage, passing, loading, and/or unloading.

Synonyms

Railway Siding; Railway Spur

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

• RSA Branch Railway Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype RailwaySidetrack_branchRailwayTypeMeta; values: RSA_1 Spur, RSA_2 Siding, RSA_3 Passing
• LLE Location Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
• CWT Contained within Tunnel — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
• CTL Cumulative Track Length — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
• COS Facility Operational Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype RailwaySidetrack_facilityOperationalStatusMeta; values: COS_13 Operational, COS_14 Partially Operational, COS_4 Non-operational, COS_6 Planned, COS_9 Temporarily Non-operational
• LOG Gradient Length — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
• OHC Overhead Clearance — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
• PCF Physical Condition — multiplicity 0..1; datatype RailwaySidetrack_physicalConditionMeta; values: PCF_1 Construction, PCF_2 Intact, PCF_3 Unmaintained, PCF_4 Damaged, PCF_5 Dismantled, PCF_6 Destroyed
• MCC Structural Material Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype RailwaySidetrack_structMatTypeMeta; values: MCC_104 Soil, MCC_107 Steel, MCC_108 Stone, MCC_117 Wood, MCC_21 Concrete, MCC_24 Coral, MCC_46 Gravel, MCC_5 Asphalt, MCC_51 Iron, MCC_62 Masonry, MCC_84 Rock, MCC_88 Sand
• SBB Supported by Bridge Span — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
• SGC Surface Slope — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
• LTN Track or Lane Count — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
• LOC Vertical Relative Location — multiplicity 0..1; datatype RailwaySidetrack_verticalRelativeLocationMeta; values: LOC_17 On Waterbody Bottom, LOC_40 Below Ground Surface, LOC_44 On Surface, LOC_45 Above Surface
• RRC Railway Use — multiplicity 0..*; datatype RailwaySidetrack_railwayUseMeta; values: RRC_11 Rail Rapid Transit, RRC_14 Tramway, RRC_15 Funicular, RRC_2 Carline, RRC_33 Long-haul, RRC_37 Industrial, RRC_6 Underground Railway, RRC_8 Logging

Associations

• RailwaySidetrackTrackInfo → ZI017 Track Information (0..1)

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_02595 Passing Loop
• RWO_02962 Railway Sidetrack
• RWO_02963 Railway Siding
• RWO_02965 Railway Spur

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.