id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
11414	validator rule for public_transport=platform	Polyglot	Polyglot	"I'm getting messages from the validator claiming public_transport=platform can only be used on way or closed_way. This is not true. It can be used perfectly well on nodes. In that case the node represents the position of the pole. I just checked it on the wiki.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Buses

All the poles of Belgian transport companies De Lijn, TEC and MIVB/STIB are mapped on nodes. If there is a platform, it is mapped, but that doesn't replace the pole, nor does it get added to the route relations. All the extra details like name, ref, route_ref etc also remain on the node representing the pole. The platform ways and the stop_positions are optional. Nice to have, but not at all crucial. The NODES with

highway=bus_stop
public_transport=platform
bus=yes

railway=tram_stop
public_transport=platform
tram=yes

are what define the bus/tram stops over here and those get the details and those get added to the route relations.

So please correct the validator rule.

Kind regards,

Polyglot"	enhancement	closed	normal		Core validator		worksforme	public_transport=platform node