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World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world(worldtrainmap.com)
53 points by Flightmussy 4 hours ago | 20 comments
ks2048 2 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Whatever this AI slop is.. the better way would be to use OSM data. If you want more “curated” - there should be corresponding metadata in OSM.

cwal37 8 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The map is ok, but mostly I'm interested in the number of map apps people are cranking out with AI. The design elements pretty clearly mark them as such (and it's even more obvious once you poke around a bit). I love maps, so I get it, they tend to hook people, and the relative density of information can be very high.

I work in the electricity space (and of course we have a map[0]), and it has been wild to see the number of "I was a PM at a B2B SaaS/AI company and now I'm here to solve the grid with this vibe-coded tool", which inevitably involves a map. Seems like an inflection point was hit sometime late last year where first SMEs could make little apps they couldn't before, and then it expanded further into people who truly don't know a space but the AI can make it look like they do to other people who also don't, and the cycle continues.

[0] https://www.gridstatus.io/map?zoom=4.45&center=-95.70000,40....

Flightmussy 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I am going to sleep now because it is pretty late in Norway and I can sense that I will have a very long work day tomorrow. It is crazy to see that World Train Map is on the front page. Holy shit!

Please give feedback meanwhile because it helps the site a lot. I want to add both many more routes and have a well functioning verification system. I hope that the map is giving all of you an enjoyable experience.

noeltock 22 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Really nice, how does this compare to https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ ?

ks2048 5 minutes ago | parent [-]

One is AI slop, one is direct OSM data

angry_octet 13 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is a very dangerous site for train travel geeks. Like, what am I doing with my life? I should be catching the Nile Valley Sleeper, 879km "Overnight up the Nile past Luxor’s temples: wake to feluccas and the First Cataract at Aswan."

ggerules 12 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is missing just about all of the short lines in America. So by default the is NOT a world train map. This link and website is misleading to think it is the world of train maps. Disappointing.

tapland 8 minutes ago | parent [-]

It's missing some weird ones for having others operating as part of the same public transport systems too.

Old data? Where's the data from?

ks2048 14 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

AI lets people produce things that look authoritative, but are crap. Tiresome.

At first glance, https://www.openrailwaymap.org seems much better

quietthrow an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Amazing. Also super interesting to see that when you filter for high speed rail it’s basically Japan, China and Europe. America (north and south), Africa - basically the rest of the world is in dark ages

xx__yy 38 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Nice work!

But missing the iconic Ghan in Australia https://digital-classroom.nma.gov.au/images/route-taken-ghan

rjmunro 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ is much more comprehensive. It's open street map data, but filtered for railway infrastructure.

decimalenough 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

World Train Map is, by design, a curated map of interesting passenger trains, not a comprehensive map.

The problem with every comprehensive map I've seen is that they are way too comprehensive. If you look at Congo on https://www.openrailwaymap.org/, you might assume the country has a functional passenger railway network, when almost most lines shown were for bulk cargo only, fell into disrepair in the 1960s and certainly haven't had passenger services in decades if ever. Even for first world places like Australia there are tons of supposedly "main lines" listed that are nothing of the sort.

ks2048 13 minutes ago | parent [-]

How is it comprehensive? Did someone just say “be comprehensive” to their agent?

Quick Look in Mexico and it’s not good.

xx__yy 35 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

That's more like it, the Ghan (AU) track is shown

RugnirViking 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Interesting! It's definitely not complete, quite a few reasonably common passenger routes in Europe I know are missing. But a fun idea, one I would love to play around with more were it more complete

Flightmussy 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The last few days I have been working on a new verification system. I hope to be able to add many more routes through this system, so that World Train Map can have high quality routes that are verified.

throw-the-towel 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is very cool! Out of curiosity, where are you getting the data from?

asios 39 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

amazed and intrigued. great work.

ofcrpls 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

India is so barren