Railways

Name: Ghana Railways
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Railway lines, stations and halts across Ghana, with gauge and usage where recorded. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 230 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵19.00230 recordsTransport

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT
railway_type	TEXT
gauge_mm	INTEGER
usage	TEXT
operator	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

five records, free

First 5 rows of Railways
nameTEXT	railway typeTEXT	gauge mmINTEGER	usageTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
Accra	Station	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Accra Metropolis	—	5.548916	-0.21102	—	—	node/1375249822	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Amasaman	Station	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Ga North Municipal	—	5.704925	-0.302686	—	—	node/2360467122	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Tarkwa	Station	—	—	—	Western Region	Tarkwa Nsuaem	—	5.304918	-1.995982	—	—	node/5308750742	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Ketan	Station	—	—	—	Western Region	Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis	—	4.951108	-1.728859	—	—	node/6244498213	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Bakado	Station	—	—	—	Western Region	Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis	—	4.937928	-1.729519	—	—	node/6244517711	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT	railway typeTEXT	gauge mmINTEGER	usageTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-railway_type-1	10	example-usage-1	example-operator-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-railway_type-2	20	example-usage-2	example-operator-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-railway_type-3	30	example-usage-3	example-operator-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-railway_type-4	40	example-usage-4	example-operator-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-railway_type-5	50	example-usage-5	example-operator-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-railway_type-6	60	example-usage-6	example-operator-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-railway_type-7	70	example-usage-7	example-operator-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-railway_type-8	80	example-usage-8	example-operator-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/railways

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Railways (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/railways

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/railways?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/railways?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/railways",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT

railway_type

TEXT

gauge_mm

INTEGER

usage

TEXT

operator

TEXT

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT

railway typeTEXT

gauge mmINTEGER

usageTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

Accra

Station

—

Greater Accra Region

Accra Metropolis

—

5.548916

-0.21102

—

node/1375249822

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Amasaman

Station

—

Greater Accra Region

Ga North Municipal

—

5.704925

-0.302686

—

node/2360467122

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Tarkwa

Station

—

Western Region

Tarkwa Nsuaem

—

5.304918

-1.995982

—

node/5308750742

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Ketan

Station

—

Western Region

Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis

—

4.951108

-1.728859

—

node/6244498213

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Bakado

Station

—

Western Region

Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis

—

4.937928

-1.729519

—

node/6244517711

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT

railway typeTEXT

gauge mmINTEGER

usageTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-railway_type-1

example-usage-1

example-operator-1

example-region-1

example-district-1

example-locality-1

example-phone-1

example-website-1

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-railway_type-2

example-usage-2

example-operator-2

example-region-2

example-district-2

example-locality-2

example-phone-2

example-website-2

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-railway_type-3

example-usage-3

example-operator-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-locality-3

example-phone-3

example-website-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-railway_type-4

example-usage-4

example-operator-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-locality-4

example-phone-4

example-website-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-railway_type-5

example-usage-5

example-operator-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-locality-5

example-phone-5

example-website-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-railway_type-6

example-usage-6

example-operator-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-locality-6

example-phone-6

example-website-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-railway_type-7

example-usage-7

example-operator-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-locality-7

example-phone-7

example-website-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-railway_type-8

example-usage-8

example-operator-8

example-region-8

example-district-8

example-locality-8

example-phone-8

example-website-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Railways (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/railways

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/railways?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/railways?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/railways",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]