[talk-au] tagging old railway stations - what is the agreed approach

[Warin]

On 20/10/19 08:45, cleary wrote:
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> I would like to confirm that the inclusion of qualifiers such as 
> "closed" or "freight only" in the name is NOT appropriate.

+1 for not appropriate. Use the description tag.

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> e.g.
> railway=station
> name = xxxxxx (closed)
>  or
> railway=station
> name=xxxxxxx (freight only)
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> I understand both are inappropriate uses of the name tag and should 
> not be used.
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> I think the first should be tagged as disused or abandoned such as
> disused:railway=station
> name=xxxxxxxx
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> and the second with
> railway=yard
> name=xxxxxxx
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> Is that generally agreed?
Yes from me.
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> What about a former railway station that is now freight only. Can one 
> combine disused:railway=station and railway=yard on the one node or 
> should there be multiple nodes?

I think they should be areas.

I would not bother with the disused: as it is now in use for a similar 
purpose. Putting both tags on the same way would mean the render has to 
decide what to show. I'd make the choice for them - present use is more 
important. If it is important is some way then use the description tag, 
e.g. 'description=Was a passenger station'.
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> On Sat, 19 Oct 2019, at 6:53 AM, Ewen Hill wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>    I am trying to get some clarity about tagging old railway stations 
>> like 
>> https://i1.wp.com/judithsalecich.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/The-former-Bogantungan-Railway-Station.jpg?ssl=1 that 
>> has not seen a train stop for a numbe of decades
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>> There appears to be a myriads of ways to tag this according to the 
>> Wiki. What is the best standardised approach (which I will add to the 
>> ATG)
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