These GTFS Data Examples are meant to ease comprehension of the GTFS
specification and its different extensions. They provide data samples based on
real-life transit systems throughout the world. These examples have been
generated by MobilityData in order to facilitate
both production and consumption of GTFS data by anyone. The GTFS-ContinuousStops feature
doesn't support Fare at the moment.
Example A: Pickup and drop-off everywhere
Source: Schedules available at the MOOver's bus schedules page.
The transit agency, MOOver (Rockingham, US-VT), applies a continuous-stop policy on route 2, 53, and 55. A rider can request to be picked up or dropped off between scheduled stops along the route at the nearest safe location.
The following is example data for GTFS-ContinuousStops:
route_id |
route_short_name |
route_long_name |
route_type |
continuous_pickup |
continuous_drop_off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | Bellows Falls In-Town | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | 53 | Bellows Falls / Brattleboro Commuter | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | 55 | Bellows Falls / Springfield Shuttle | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Some pickups or stops may require coordination between the driver and the rider. This includes hand waving to stop, or asking the driver to stop. The data below demonstrates how to make it explicit that there requires some form of coordination between the driver and the rider:
route_id |
route_short_name |
route_long_name |
route_type |
continuous_pickup |
continuous_drop_off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | Bellows Falls In-Town | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 53 | 53 | Bellows Falls / Brattleboro Commuter | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 55 | 55 | Bellows Falls / Springfield Shuttle | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Example B: Continuous pickup and drop-off on part of the route
Source: PDF schedule available at Victor Valley Transit.
The transit agency Victor Valley Transit (Victorville, US-CA) applies a continuous-stop policy on some sections of route 22. A rider may board and get off the bus in any safe location within the County Fare zone. This behavior isn't allowed within the Local Fare zone. On northbound trips, bus 22 starts in the Local Fare zone at Victorville Transfer Center (A) and ends in the County Fare zone at Silver Lakes Market (E).
Example B1: Continuous pickup and drop-off starting from a scheduled stop
National Trails Highway - Air Expressway is the first scheduled stop in the
County Fare zone, where continuous pickup and
drop-off is available.
The following is an example of GTFS-ContinuousStops data for bus
22:
stop_id |
stop_name |
stop_lat |
stop_lon |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Victorville Transfer Center | 34.514356 | -117.318323 |
| B | Dante St & Venus Ave | 34.564499 | -117.287097 |
| C | Victorville Transportation Center | 34.538433 | -117.294703 |
| D | National Trails Highway - Air Expressway | 34.567536 | -117.319716 |
| E | Oro Grande Post Office | 34.599292 | -117.334452 |
| F | Silver Lakes Market | 34.744662 | -117.335407 |
trip_id |
stop_id |
stop_sequence |
departure_time |
arrival_time |
continuous_pickup |
continuous_drop_off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22NB9AM | A | 1 | 09:00:00 | 09:00:00 | 1 | 1 |
| 22NB9AM | B | 1 | 09:14:00 | 09:14:00 | 1 | 1 |
| 22NB9AM | C | 1 | 09:21:00 | 09:21:00 | 1 | 1 |
| 22NB9AM | D | 1 | 09:25:00 | 09:25:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22NB9AM | E | 1 | 09:31:00 | 09:31:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22NB9AM | F | 1 | 09:46:00 | 09:46:00 | 0 | 0 |
Example B2: Continuous pickup and drop-off starting between two scheduled stops
Victor Valley Transit defines the boundary between
the Local Fare zone and the
County Fare zone as the road
Air Expressway. The scheduled stop National Trails
Highway - Air Expressway is located slightly north of this boundary. For
accuracy, the transit agency can add a stop at the actual intersection of the
bus route with the boundary, where the continuous pickup and drop-off is
available. This stop might remain unscheduled.
The following is a data example of GTFS-ContinuousStops and
timepoints for adding an unscheduled stop:
stop_id |
stop_name |
stop_lat |
stop_lon |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Victorville Transfer Center | 34.514356 | -117.318323 |
| B | Dante St & Venus Ave | 34.564499 | -117.287097 |
| C | Victorville Transportation Center | 34.538433 | -117.294703 |
| X | Local Fare/County Fare Boundary | 34.566224 | -117.318357 |
| D | National Trails Highway - Air Expressway | 34.567536 | -117.319716 |
| E | Oro Grande Post Office | 34.599292 | -117.334452 |
| F | Silver Lakes Market | 34.744662 | -117.335407 |
trip_id |
stop_id |
stop_sequence |
departure_time |
arrival_time |
continuous_pickup |
continuous_drop_off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22NB9AM | A | 1 | 09:00:00 | 09:00:00 | 1 | 1 |
| 22NB9AM | B | 1 | 09:14:00 | 09:14:00 | 1 | 1 |
| 22NB9AM | C | 1 | 09:21:00 | 09:21:00 | 1 | 1 |
| 22NB9AM | X | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22NB9AM | D | 1 | 09:25:00 | 09:25:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22NB9AM | E | 1 | 09:31:00 | 09:31:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22NB9AM | F | 1 | 09:46:00 | 09:46:00 | 0 | 0 |