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Life & fun · March 29, 2026

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Public transit systems as data – lines, stations, railcars, and history

Comprehensive information about public transit systems worldwide.

Public transit systems as data – lines, stations, railcars, and history launched on March 29, 2026 with 47 votes, #723 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

In plain words

Public Transit Systems as Data is a resource that provides structured information about public transportation networks, including transit lines, station locations, railcars, and historical records. It serves transit enthusiasts, urban planners, researchers, and developers who need comprehensive data about how public transportation systems operate. The platform consolidates transit information that is typically scattered across different sources into a centralized, organized dataset.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Comprehensive information about public transit systems worldwide. Explore stations, lines, railcars, and historical data through a terminal-inspired interface. BART is a heavy rail rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It connects San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and surrounding East Bay cities with lines extending to San Francisco International Airport and the Silicon Valley. The Beijing Subway is a rapid transit system serving Beijing, China. It is the world's busiest and one of the longest metro systems, having surpassed Shanghai in total length in 2023. Originally opened in 1969 as China's first subway, it has undergone massive expansion, particularly…from publictransit.systems

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