National Railway Network - NRWN - GeoBase Series

The National Rail Network (NRWN) is a geometric and attributive description of the Canadian rail network.

The NRWN product consists of the features classes: Track Segment, Railway Crossing, Railway Station, Marker Post, Junction and Railway Structure.

Descriptive attributes include amongst others: Track Classification, Track Name, Track Operator, Track User, Track Owner, Subdivision Name, Junction Type, Crossing Type, Level of Crossing, Warning System, Transport Canada Identifier, Station Name, Station Type, Station User, Structure Type.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:29 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:29 (UTC)
contact_email	geoinfo@canada.ca
contact_person	{"fr": "Gouvernement du Canada;Ressources naturelles Canada;Secteur de la politique stratégique et innovation,geoinfo@canada.ca", "en": "Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;Strategic Policy and Innovation Sector,voice; 1 (800) 6612638,geoinfo@canada.ca"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4617,http://www.epsg-registry.org,9.0
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2016-10-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Canada", "Sciences de la Terre", "GéoBase", "RFN", "Transport", "Réseau ferroviaire", "Transport ferroviaire", "Installations ferroviaires", "Industrie du transport ferroviaire"], "en": ["Canada", "Earth Sciences", "GeoBase", "NRWN", "Transport", "Railway networks", "Rail transport", "Railway installations", "Rail transport industry"]}
open_canada_subject	["transport"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Réseau ferroviaire national - RFN - Série GéoBase
update_frequency	irregular