1.0 FGDC The National Transit Map - Routes dataset was compiled on June 02, 2025 from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The National Transit Map (NTM) is a nationwide catalog of fixed-guideway and fixed-route transit service in America. It is compiled using General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Schedule data. The NTM Routes dataset shows transit routes, which is a group of trips that are displayed to riders as a single service. To display the route alignment and trips for each route, this dataset combines the following GTFS files: routes.txt, trips.txt, and shapes.txt. The GTFS Schedule documentation is available at, https://gtfs.org/schedule/. To improve the spatial accuracy of the NTM Routes, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) adjusts transit routes using context from the submitted GTFS source data and/or from other publicly available information about the transit service. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529048 National Transit Map Routes 2018-07-01 2025-06-25 vector digital data National Transportation Atlas Database Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) -161.825453 145.72983 66.573213 13.2469 true 2025-06-02 Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transit Map (NTM) Program Manager NationalTransitMap@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States 202-366-8069 transportationUSANationalNTADNational Transportation Atlas DatabaseTransportationAtlasDatabasevectorlinelinear United StatesUnitedStatesRailNational Transit MapTransitMapNTMRoutesPassenger MovementTransportation InfrastructurePassenger TravelConnectivityAccessibilityFrequencyFixed Route transportation ISO 19115 Topic Category NGDA National Geospatial Data Asset Transportation Theme NGDAID148 NGDA Portfolio Themes NTAD National Transportation Atlas Database Transportation Atlas Database vector line linear United States United States Rail National Transit Map Transit Map NTM Routes Passenger Movement Transportation Infrastructure Passenger Travel Connectivity Accessibility Frequency Fixed Route The intent of the National Transit Map (NTM) is to support research, analysis, and planning. It is not intended to replace existing customer services available through transit agency websites and commercial trip planning service providers. Acknowledgment of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and the following agencies with data under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States (CC-BY-3.0) license: City of Anderson; Medina County; Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; City of Lawndale; City of Avalon; and Via Mobility Services. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States (CC-BY-3.0) Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States (CC-BY-3.0) Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 National Transportation Atlas Database 2025-06-25 Bureau of Transportation Statistics USA National 2025-07-29 Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transit Map (NTM) Program Manager NationalTransitMap@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States 202-366-8069 Beginning in Report Year 2023, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) National Transit Database (NTD) Reporters will submit General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) with their annual report. The deadline is determined by the Reporter's fiscal year end date. Reporters provide a Uniform Resource Locators (URL) to their GTFS data. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) enters the submissions in the National Transit Map (NTM) registry and uses the URLs to download GTFS data. For agencies with valid routes.txt, trips.txt, and shapes.txt data, BTS combines and processes the files into a geospatial format. BTS then validates, adjusts for spatial accuracy, and publishes the dataset to the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD).Prior to the FTA GTFS requirement, the same procedure was in place with the addition of the transit agency granting the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States (CC-BY-3.0) license. The CC-BY-3.0 license is available at, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/legalcode. Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD Program Manager ntad@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 US none None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. Open Data Catalog 1.0 Hosted Downloads An ESRI Geodatabase, ESRI shapefile, or spreadsheet. ZIP https://doi.org/10.21949/1527997 Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD Program Manager ntad@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 US none None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. ArcGIS REST Services Directory Feature Server (WFS) 11.5 https://ienccloud.us/arcgis/sdk/rest/index.html#/Feature_Service/02ss0000007v000000/ complies with OGC WFS Map Service for visualizing geospatial information https://doi.org/10.21949/1528027 A data dictionary resource of attribute information is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529048 68994 1.0 FGDC 2025-07-29