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openstreetmap-tools
A collection of tools for working with OpenStreetMap public transport data.
Tools
osm-pt-geojson
Fetch an OSM public transport route relation and list its stops, or export the route as GeoJSON.
CLI usage
osm-pt-geojson list-stations <relation_id>
osm-pt-geojson route-between <relation_id> <from_station> <to_station> [-o FILE]
osm-pt-geojson full-route <relation_id> [-o FILE]
List stops on a route:
$ osm-pt-geojson list-stations 18892969
Route: Bus A1: Bristol Airport → Bristol Bus Station
Stops (21):
1. Airport Terminal
2. Airport Tavern
...
21. Bus Station
Export a segment between two stops as GeoJSON:
$ osm-pt-geojson route-between 18892969 "Airport Terminal" "East Street" -o segment.geojson
Export the full route as GeoJSON:
$ osm-pt-geojson full-route 18892969 -o route.geojson
Omit stop points from GeoJSON output:
$ osm-pt-geojson full-route 18892969 --no-stops -o route.geojson
GeoJSON is written to stdout if -o is not given.
Output format
A GeoJSON FeatureCollection containing:
- A
LineStringfeature for the route geometry, withname,ref,from,to, androuteproperties from the OSM relation tags. - A
Pointfeature for each stop, with anameproperty (omitted with--no-stops).
Installation
pip install osm-geojson
Or from source:
git clone https://git.4angle.com/edward/openstreetmap-tools
cd openstreetmap-tools
pip install -e .
Web frontend
An interactive map interface for browsing and downloading public transport routes as GeoJSON.
Features
- Enter a relation ID or OSM URL to load a route onto the map.
- Click stops in the sidebar list or on the map to set start and end points.
- Preview the selected segment highlighted on the map.
- Toggle stop points in/out of the GeoJSON before downloading.
- Download a segment or the full route as a
.geojsonfile. - Entering a
route_masterID shows all directions on the map with links to each individual route. - Bookmarkable URLs:
/<relation_id>loads that route directly.
Running the dev server
pip install -e ".[web]"
flask --app web/app.py run
Open http://127.0.0.1:5000.
API
The web frontend exposes a JSON API. Full documentation is available at /docs
when the server is running.
| Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|
GET /api/route/<id> |
Full route GeoJSON, stop list, and sibling routes |
GET /api/segment/<id>?from=NAME&to=NAME |
Segment between two named stops |
GET /api/route_master/<id> |
All member routes of a route_master |
UK Bus Stop Finder
A mobile-friendly map for finding the naptan:AtcoCode recorded on UK bus
stops in OpenStreetMap. Search by postcode, street, place, exact ATCO code, or
browser location. Postcode, street, and place searches show up to 20
UK-only Nominatim matches for the user to choose from. Searches are preserved in shareable ?q=... or
?lat=...&lon=... URLs, and latitude, longitude can be entered directly in
the search box. Selecting a stop shows its tags and stop-area-aware bus route
relations. Stop results identify their transport mode (such as bus, rail or
tram), and moving the map at zoom level 15 or closer loads stops in the visible
area. Wider map views deliberately do not query Overpass.
Postcode searches with exactly one Nominatim match skip the choice screen.
The current map bounds bias Nominatim's ranking without excluding UK matches
outside the visible area.
Selecting a stop replaces the search parameters with a shareable stop URL such
as ?node=485403163 (or ?way=... / ?relation=... for other OSM object
types). Refreshing that URL fetches and reopens the same stop.
UK stop queries use the Britain-and-Ireland Overpass instance at
overpass.atownsend.org.uk, with overpass.private.coffee as an automatic
fallback when the primary service is unavailable.
Run it locally with:
pip install -e ".[web]"
flask --app uk_bus_stops.app run
The production URL is https://openstreetmap.tools/uk-bus-stops/.
The app's /about page documents shareable URL parameters, map behaviour,
data sources, privacy considerations, and JSON endpoints.
Browser tests use Python Playwright. After installing the development extras, install Chromium once and run the suite:
playwright install chromium
pytest tests/
Licence
MIT License. Copyright (c) 2026 Edward Betts.