Datasets on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The datasets on this page were produced by the GIS Lab at the Newman Library of Baruch College, CUNY using the Data Feeds from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the GIS files from the NJ Office of Information Technology. They represent NYC transit bus, rail, and subway routes and stops. It was created so that members of the public would have access to well-documented and readily-usable GIS layers of NYC mass transit features. The point and line layers are in a shapefile format, projected in NAD 83 NY State Plane Long Island (feet).
Please review the metadata for a description of the contents, creation, and use limitations of the shapefiles. Read this post for pointers on applying colors and styles. The data is intended for non-commercial use for basic geographic analysis and mapping purposes, and will be updated bi-annually. This page contains the most recent versions of the data. Some layers are not updated bi-annually because there were no changes between the current source data and the last published version. For previous versions see the NYC Mass Transit Spatial Layers Archive.
Mass Transit dataset creation scripts on GitHub
Bus
Layers for Nov 2020 capture the resumption of normal services (compared to reduced services during May 2020 due to COVID-19). See this document for details.
| Date | Name | Features | File Type | Download | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 - Nov | NYC Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | bus_routes_nyc_nov2020.zip | XML |
2020 - Nov | NYC Bus Stops | points | shapefile | bus_stops_nyc_nov2020.zip | XML |
2020 - Nov | NYC Express Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | express_bus_routes_nyc_nov2020.zip | XML |
2020 - Nov | NYC Express Bus Stops | points | shapefile | express_bus_stops_nyc_nov2020.zip | XML |
Rail
| Date | Name | Features | File Type | Download | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - May | LIRR Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_lirr_may2019.zip | XML |
| 2019 - May | LIRR Stops | points | shapefile | stops_lirr_may2019.zip | XML |
| 2019 - May | Metro-North Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_metro_north_may2019.zip | XML |
| 2019 - May | Metro-North Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_may2019.zip | XML |
| 2019 - May | Metro-North Bronx Shuttle Bus Stops | points | shapefile | metro_north_bx_bus_may2019 | XML |
Subway
Layers for Nov 2020 capture the resumption of normal services (compared to reduced services during May 2020 due to COVID-19). See this document for details.
| Date | Name | Features | File Type | Download | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - Nov | Subway Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_nyc_subway_nov2020.zip | XML |
| 2020 - Nov | Subway Stops | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_nov2020.zip | XML |
| 2016 - May | Subway Station Entrances | points | shapefile | subway_entrances_may2016.zip | XML |
| 2017 - Jan | PATH Train Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_path_2017.zip | XML |
| 2017 - Jan | PATH Train Stops | points | shapefile | stops_path_2017.zip | XML |
Annual Ridership
| Date | Name | File Type | Download | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - Aug | NYC Transit Subway Ridership 2007 to 2019 | excel | nycsubway_ridership.xlsx | see file for details |
| 2020 - May | PATH Train Ridership 2012 to 2019 | excel | path_ridership.xlsx | see file for details |
Disclaimer: Every effort was made to insure that the data, which was compiled from public sources, was processed accurately. The creator, Baruch College, and CUNY disclaim any liability for errors, inaccuracies, or omissions that may be contained therein or for any damages that may arise from the foregoing. Users should independently verify the accuracy of the data for their purposes.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Port Authority of NY and NJ have not created nor do they endorse the datasets provided on this site. Data derived from MTA sources it is subject to the terms and conditions presented here: http://web.mta.info/developers/developer-data-terms.html#data.