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Dev tools · September 10, 2021

Transitland

Open data platform aggregating GTFS and GTFS Realtime data.

Transitland launched on September 10, 2021 with 2 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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What it does

Transitland is an open data platform that collects GTFS and GTFS Realtime data from transit providers around the world. Use the Transitland website to browse or Transitland's APIs to power your own maps, data visualizations, and apps.

Open APIs, datasets, and historical archives of bus, train, subway, and ferry feeds from agencies worldwide. Built for software developers and data analysts.

Pan and zoom to see routes and stops around the world. Bus and train routes with more frequent service are emphasized. Every time Transitland fetches a GTFS feed, it stores a versioned snapshot. This archive lets you query historical schedules, track service changes over time, and download past feed files. Transitland fetches hundreds of GTFS Realtime feeds — vehicle positions, trip updates, and service alerts — from agencies around the world. Inspect any feed directly in the browser. Transitland is powered by the open-source Transitland Atlas — a community-maintained catalog of feed URLs. Add a missing agency or fix a broken feed URL with a pull request. Download enriched stop and route…from transit.land

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