Railway Stations and Sidings

A point feature class displaying the location of railway stations and sidings on the Queensland railway network.

Attribute schema:

Railway Stations and Sidings
A point feature class displaying the location of railway stations and sidings on the Queensland railway network.
Column Name	Nulls	Format	Size	Description	Constraints
FEATURE_TYPE	No	Text	50	Unique feature type that identifies the type of feature. Options: Cane Railway Siding Point Railway Station Railway Siding Point	dm_railway_stn
NAME	Yes	Text	100	The name of the feature (if available)
ALTERNATE_NAME	Yes	Text	100	An alternate name of the feature if available from the Queensland Place Names Database, otherwise left blank
QLD_PNDB_ID	Yes	Long		Queensland Place Names Database unique identifier
ATTRIBUTE_SOURCE	No	Text	100	If the feature is named, the attribute_source is the source imagery, map, or data from which the features name has been obtained. If the feature is not named, the attribute_source is the source imagery, map, or data used to define what the feature type is.
ATTRIBUTE_DATE	No	Date		Date of the source imagery, map, or data used for attributing the feature.
ADDITIONAL_NAMES	Yes	Text	100	Other names of the feature if not recorded in the Queensland Place Names Database. May be commonly known by other names or have different spelling. Multiple names can be shown, separated by a comma.
ADD_NAMES_SOURCE	Yes	Text	100	The source map or data that the additional names were obtained. Multiple sources can be shown, separated by a comma. If multiple sources are shown, the written sequence will be the same as the written sequence of the names themselves.
FEATURE_SOURCE	No	Text	100	The source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location of the of the feature was obtained from.
FEATURE_DATE	No	Date		Date of the source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location of the feature was obtained from.
OPERATIONAL STATUS	No	Text	20	The operation status of the feature. Options: Abandoned Dismantled Operational Non Operational Under Construction Proposed	dm_railway_ status
USAGE	No	Text	40	A description of the major use the railway stops. Options: Coal Handling Freight Handling Mineral Handling Passenger Stop Railway Junction Railway Siding Railway Yard Railway Workshop Stabling Yard Sugar Cane Siding Tourist – Historic Railway Stop Other Railway Stop Usage Non Applicable	dm_railway_stn_ usage
PFI	No	Text		A Persistent Feature Identifier (PFI) is generated for each feature at the point of creation in the database. The value of the PFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) until the feature is retired. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)
UFI	No	Text		A Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) is generated for each new feature at the point of creation in the database (at this point the PFI and UFI will be the same). The value of the UFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) unless the feature is split into multiple other parts. If the feature is split, the separate parts will retain the original PFI but new UFI’s will be generated for the split parts. (SeePersistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)
CREATED_DATE*	No	Date		The date the feature was originally captured and first loaded to the database *internal use only
LAST_EDITED_DATE*	No	Date		Date of the last editing or revision to the feature *internal use only
UPPER_SCALE	No	Long		The upper scale for which the feature should be considered suitable for digital display	dm_upper_scale
TEXT_NOTE	Yes	Text	50	For mapping purposes. Additional annotation that can be shown on a map.
ADD_INFORMATION	Yes	Text	255	A comment field (additional information)

Feature Type definitions:

Cane Railway Siding Point - A junction point of railroad tracks connected to the main track by switches used for temporary storage and loading or unloading of sugar cane.
Railway Station – A facility which is regularly used for loading and unloading of people or materials onto trains
Railway Siding Point – A junction point of railroad tracks connected to the main track by switches used for temporary storage and loading or unloading of trains.

Upper scale:

1:100 000 – all Cane Railway Siding Points, Railway Siding Points
1:250 000 – all Railway Stations

Capture process:

CANE RAILWAY SIDING POINT

Definition: A junction point of railroad tracks connected to the main track by switches used for temporary storage and loading or unloading of sugar cane.

Alternate Terms:

Capture as a 2D point at the centre of the feature coincident with the cane railway
The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery
Locations can be obtained from other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Government websites, or other source material

RAILWAY STATION

Definition: A facility which is regularly used for loading and unloading of people or materials onto trains

Alternate Terms:

Capture as a 2D point at the centre of the feature coincident with the railway line
The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery
If multiple tracks, capture the point coincident with the track with the largest Upper Scale value and where trains on this track are travelling towards Brisbane.
Locations can be obtained from other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Government websites, or other source material

RAILWAY SIDING POINT

Definition: A junction point of railroad tracks connected to the main track by switches used for temporary storage and loading or unloading of trains.

Alternate Terms:

Capture as a 2D point at the centre of the feature coincident with the railway siding
The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery
Locations can be obtained from other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Government websites, or other source material

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