Railway
Used for mapping purposes, this dataset contains a complete collection of current railway tracks within the Region of Peel, as well as some trackage that is disused and abandoned (for historic or other purposes).
A single line representation of each track in the Region of Peel's railway network, including mainlines, crossovers, branch lines, yards, siding, spurs, and abandoned track. This dataset includes the Union-Pearson Express line. This data was modified to use the same attributes as the Peel data and some data, such as track use, owner, and operator were transferred over to enrich the dataset as a whole.
The tracks are divided into the following categories:
- Main - multi-track lines with heavy passenger and/or freight traffic.
- Crossover - Used to switch between tracks on a mainline.
- Branch - connect main lines, usually single tracked, lower quality, and lower speed limits.
- Siding - short length of track running parallel to the main/branch track that is used for passing or short/long term storage.
- Spurs - short lengths of track used by companies for access to the rail network.
- Yard - trackage operated by railway companies to marshal and store trains and cars.
- Light Rail - transit trackage that is on road or in its own right of way. This also includes the Pearson LINK Train, a cable car.
- Construction - tracks that are currently under construction. These are less accurate representations than active tracks and should be used with care.
- Disused - trackage that still physically exists but does not appear to be used for any type of service.
- Abandoned - physical tracks have been removed and therefore cannot be used at all (these were digitized for historical purposes).
Datasets available for download
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RailFeature Layer
Layer 0 via ArcGIS REST API
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Rail (Explore)HTML
Explore Rail on ArcGIS Hub
Additional Info
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| Last Updated | June 16, 2026, 19:50 (UTC) |
| Created | March 24, 2026, 20:53 (UTC) |
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Title
Title for the Dataset.
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Railway |
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Description
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Used for mapping purposes, this dataset contains a complete collection of current railway tracks within the Region of Peel, as well as some trackage that is disused and abandoned (for historic or other purposes). A single line representation of each track in the Region of Peel's railway network, including mainlines, crossovers, branch lines, yards, siding, spurs, and abandoned track. This dataset includes the Union-Pearson Express line. This data was modified to use the same attributes as the Peel data and some data, such as track use, owner, and operator were transferred over to enrich the dataset as a whole. The tracks are divided into the following categories:
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Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
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Dataset Size
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1600.0 |
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Metadata Identifier
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DE2A36AF-DAFA-4F1B-9D3D-2BE9DE3F5CDC |
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Published Date
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2019-11-22 |
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Access category
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public |
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License
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Open Data Licence for The Regional Municipality of Peel (Version 1.0) |
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Limits on use
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Location
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https://data.peelregion.ca/datasets/RegionofPeel::railway |
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Data Service
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
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[email protected]_RegionofPeel |
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Contact Point
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Regional Municipality of Peel |
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Contact Point Email
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http://www.peelregion.ca/ |
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Publisher
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Regional Municipality of Peel |
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Publisher Email
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Author
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[email protected]_RegionofPeel |
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Author Email
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Accessed At
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2026-04-22 |
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Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
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f9a20d0967b541e4a6251a914ab9522b |
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Language
Language(s) of the dataset
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English |
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Link to dataset description
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https://data.peelregion.ca/datasets/RegionofPeel::railway |
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Contains data about individuals
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Contains Indigenous Data
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Version
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Source
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Is version of another dataset
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Other versions
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Provenance Text
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Region of Peel - Corporate Services |
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Provenance URL
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Temporal resolution
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GeoSpatial resolution in meters
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GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
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Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
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Community Permission
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The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
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Number of data rows
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1595 |
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Number of data columns
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19 |
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Number of data cells
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30305 |
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