DART Bus Routes with Stop Locations and Trip Times

DART bus schedules detail 25 columns of operational data, including ROUTE_NAME, STOP_NAME, STOP_LON, STOP_LAT, TRIP_FROMTIME, and TRIP_TOTIME. The dataset is provided by data.delaware.gov and was last updated in October 2022.

Use Cases

• Predict bus arrival times at STOP_NAME using TRIP_FROMTIME, TRIP_TOTIME, and STOP_SEQUENCE in a time-series model.
• Analyze route coverage and stop density by clustering Geocoded Location (city) and STOP_LAT, STOP_LON coordinates.
• Identify service patterns and frequency by aggregating trips by ROUTE_NAME and WEEK_TEMPLATE.
• Optimize bus block assignments by analyzing BLOCK_NUM and TRIPID sequences for operational efficiency.
• Map passenger destinations by correlating DESTINATIONSIGN_NAME with Geocoded Location (zip) for origin-destination studies.

Strengths

• Contains 25 distinct columns covering schedules, routes, stops, and geographic details.
• Includes precise geospatial data with STOP_LAT and STOP_LON for mapping.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage and total number of rows or trips are unknown, limiting reproducibility.
• Data freshness is uncertain as the last update was in 2022, potentially missing recent schedule changes.

Provenance

Source

data.delaware.gov

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2022-10-06; update frequency unknown.

Geography

Delaware, USA, based on organization and DART (Delaware Authority for Regional Transit) context.