Austin Capital Metro Fixed Route Transit Schedules

March 2026 schedule data for all fixed-route MetroBus and MetroRail lines in Austin, Texas. The dataset is structured as a GTFS feed, containing comma-delimited text files for stops, routes, trips, and timetables.

Use Cases

• Generate stop-level arrival time predictions by modeling scheduled arrival_time and departure_time sequences
• Analyze service frequency and headway using trip data across route_id and service_id
• Map the transit network geometry by joining stop locations from stops.txt with shape data from shapes.txt
• Calculate travel time between origin and destination stops using stop_sequence and arrival_time fields

Strengths

• Data follows the standardized General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) format, ensuring interoperability
• Maintained by the City of Austin, providing authoritative schedule information for the Capital Metro system
• Updated in March 2026, reflecting current planned transit operations

Limitations

• Contains only scheduled times, not real-time vehicle locations or actual arrival deviations
• Unknown data volume and row counts for individual GTFS tables like stops.txt or trips.txt
• Potential for missing real-world service adjustments like temporary detours or holiday schedules

Provenance

Source

City of Austin

Collection Method

Published schedule data following the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)

Time Range

March 2026

Freshness

Updated March 2026

Geography

Austin, Texas, Capital Metro service area