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Underground Railway (RRC_6)

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

RDF: rrc_6.ttl

Name

undergroundRailway

Attribute

RRC Railway Use

Definition

A railway running underground, especially beneath the streets and buildings of a city.

Description

Usually includes those portions of an underground railway system that may not be underground. Common names for underground railways include: subway, metro, or underground (ex. New York Subway, Paris Metro, and London Underground).

Accepted

2020-07-12

Allowed for

• AN010 Railway
• AN050 Railway Sidetrack

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_03634 Subway (USA)
• RWO_03940 Underground Railway

Mappings

• osm#railway=subway-line: AN010 (RRC_6) closeMatch railway=subway (line)

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

OSM mappings: OSM_to_DGIF_V3.csv of che-dgif-interlis-tools. Licence: MIT, © 2026 Michael Lanini (swisstopo). See the FAQ.