Shawinigan Bus Stop Locations and Attributes

A geospatial point layer of bus stops operated by the Régie de transport en public de Shawinigan (RTCS) within the city of Shawinigan, Québec. The dataset includes 15 attributes per stop, such as location coordinates, address, direction, shuttle service indicators, and accessibility features. It is published by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license, with metadata last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Transit route mapping and visualization using the `latitude`, `longitude`, and `sequence_a` (stop ID) columns.
• Accessibility analysis for public transit by filtering stops based on the `mob_reduit` (access to reduced mobility) attribute.
• Service planning and scheduling by analyzing stop attributes like `direction`, `shuttle`, and express service flags (`hcar_a`, `hcar_b`).
• Address validation and geocoding support by cross-referencing the `address` field with coordinate data.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates (`latitude`, `longitude`) for spatial analysis.
• Provides specific operational details like shuttle service designations and accessibility features.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Key metrics like total row count, file size, and exact column count are not provided by any source.
• The collection method is described only as 'Location at the corresponding address', lacking technical detail.
• Metadata shows a future 'last updated' date (2026-04-08), indicating a potential system error or placeholder value.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Location at the corresponding address

Freshness

2026-04-08 17:39:00.017574

Geography

City of Shawinigan, Québec, Canada