National Transit Map Stops for Fixed-Route U.S. Services

National Transit Map Stops is a nationwide catalog compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data. It details transit stops where vehicles pick up or drop off riders, with information adjusted for spatial accuracy using GTFS source data and other public information.

Use Cases

• Analyze transit accessibility by mapping stop locations and their associated route types from the GTFS routes.txt file.
• Study passenger movement patterns by examining the frequency of service at stops derived from GTFS stop_times.txt data.
• Assess fixed-route transit connectivity by investigating the types of transit services indicated for each stop via GTFS trips.txt information.

Strengths

• Nationwide coverage of fixed-guideway and fixed-route transit service in America.
• Compiled from the standardized General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Schedule data format.
• Spatial accuracy is improved using context from submitted GTFS data and other public information.

Limitations

• Specific data volume metrics such as row count, column count, and file size are unknown.
• The dataset's completeness is dependent on the quality and submission of GTFS feeds from various transit agencies.
• Lacks detailed information on update frequency or temporal coverage of the underlying GTFS data.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD).

Collection Method

Compiled from General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Schedule data, specifically stops.txt, stop_times.txt, trips.txt, and routes.txt files.

Time Range

Compilation date noted as December 02, 2025; specific temporal coverage of the GTFS data is unknown.

Freshness

Dataset was last updated on 2026-01-27.

Geography

Nationwide coverage of the United States.