Railway Lines on Google Maps – Subway, Tram & Rail Overlay

Overlay railway lines, subway, tram & light rail on Google Maps using OpenStreetMap data. No account needed.

As of June 2026, Railway Lines on Google Maps – Subway, Tram & Rail Overlay has 351 users and a 4.50/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Productivity category.

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Version
1.0.5
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 2 version updates.

History

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Tracking since Apr 4, 2026.

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Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
https://overpass-api.de/api/*

Screenshots

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About

See railway lines on Google Maps — powered by OpenStreetMap data.

Google Maps hides most railway infrastructure by default. This extension fixes that: click once to fetch and display every rail line in your current viewport, as a clean SVG overlay directly on top of Google Maps.

WHAT YOU CAN DISPLAY
• Heavy rail and intercity lines
• Subway and metro networks
• Light rail and streetcar routes
• Tram lines
• Narrow gauge railways
• Monorail systems

Choose exactly which rail types to show using the built-in checkboxes. Toggle the entire overlay on or off with a single click on the extension icon.

HOW IT WORKS
Railway data is fetched live from the Overpass API (OpenStreetMap). Each fetch covers the map area currently visible on screen. Lines render as colored SVG paths — no page refresh, no map reload. Zoom in to street level and fetch again to see fine detail on tram stops and light rail switches.

BUILT FOR RAIL ENTHUSIASTS, TRANSIT RESEARCHERS, AND OSM CONTRIBUTORS
Use it to explore rail networks in any country, validate OSM railway data visually, plan trips around rail corridors, or simply satisfy your curiosity about the infrastructure under a city.

PRIVACY FIRST
• No account required
• No data collected or transmitted about you
• Fully client-side — only the Overpass API is contacted to fetch map data

REQUIREMENTS
• Works only on Google Maps (google.com/maps)
• Requires zoom level 7 or closer

Available in 16 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Technical

Version
1.0.5
Manifest
V3
Size
31.62KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
15
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u6ac71b36095d8c20f13c8de93192ccaa
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Aug 19, 2025
Last Updated (Store)
Jun 4, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 12, 2026
Website
apphomeshop.com
Support URL

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