[OSM-talk] Detailed tagging scheme for railways - India

[Jean-Marc Liotier]

Steve Doerr wrote:
> "Roland Olbricht" <roland.olbricht at gmx.de> wrote in message 
> news:201005221952.30724.roland.olbricht at gmx.de...
> 
>> - railway=halt is at least in Europe already frequently used with a 
>> different
>> meaning: "station" designates stations where trains can begin or 
>> terminate.
>> "halt" means (usually smaller) stations where trains only stop but legally
>> can't begin or end.
> 
> Hmm. Here in the UK, 'station' is certainly not restricted to (potential) 
> termini. A 'halt', according to the OED, is 'a small railway station without 
> the ordinary accommodation or staff, at which only local trains normally 
> stop'.

Same in France : the significant difference between halt and station is 
that the administrative definition of a station mentions that at least 
one person must be present. The halt is normally not staffed at all. 
Sometimes the halt is a mere vestigial platform in the middle of 
nowhere; otherwise it can be a former station that lost its status.

The French language Wikipedia page for "station" mentions that the 
definition is different in Switzerland where a station can be unstaffed.

Can a station be an isolated dwelling ? Just kidding...