Calgary Transit Stops and Route Cross-Reference Table

A cross-reference table relates Calgary Transit stops to specific bus and LRT routes, sourced from the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS). The data is released by Calgary Transit Service Design and is updated at least quarterly. Each stop appears multiple times if it is served by multiple routes.

Use Cases

• Mapping stop locations (POINT) by community (Calgary Communities) for spatial accessibility analysis.
• Analyzing route coverage by ward (Ward Boundaries) or quadrant (City Quadrants) for service equity studies.
• Filtering active stops (STATUS) by route type (ROUTE_CATEGORY) for network operational analysis.
• Joining stop information (STOP_NAME, TELERIDE_NUMBER) with route details (ROUTE_SHORT_NAME, ROUTE_LONG_NAME) for passenger information systems.

Strengths

• Data is updated at least quarterly, ensuring regular refresh.
• Includes geospatial coordinates (POINT) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Explicitly models the many-to-many relationship between stops and routes.

Limitations

• Total number of rows and unique stops is unknown, making scale assessment difficult.
• Sample data is unavailable to preview data quality and completeness.
• Historical data or a defined time range for the records is not provided.

Provenance

Source

Calgary Transit Service Design via City of Calgary Open Data.

Collection Method

Derived from the standardized General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS).

Freshness

Updated at least quarterly; last update recorded as 2026-04-03.

Geography

City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.