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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). 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). The route files for the subway and the railroads include style files for QGIS (.qml) and ArcGIS (.lyr).
Please review the metadata for a description of the contents, creation, and use limitations of the shapefiles. The data is intended for non-commercial use for basic geographic analysis and mapping purposes, and will be updated bi-annually.
Sample Maps Created Using the Database:
This page is an archive for older versions of the data files. Go to the main page to download the latest version.
Bus
PLEASE NOTE - each borough file from 2016 back may include, or may be missing, routes and stops for buses that originate in a neighboring borough. From 2017 forward bus routes have been consolidated into two city-wide layers.
For additional details see Bus Stops and Routes for Queens Split Across Two Files.
Date | Name | Features | File Type | Download | Metadata |
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2020 - May | NYC Bus Routes (COVID-19 services) | lines | shapefile | bus_routes_nyc_may2020.zip | XML |
2020 - May | NYC Bus Stops (COVID-19 services) | points | shapefile | bus_stops_nyc_may2020.zip | XML |
2020 - May | NYC Express Bus Routes (COVID-19 services) | lines | shapefile | express_bus_routes_nyc_may2020.zip | XML |
2020 - May | NYC Express Bus Stops (COVID-19 services) | points | shapefile | express_bus_stops_nyc_may2020.zip | XML |
2019 - Dec | NYC Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | bus_routes_nyc_dec2019.zip | XML |
2019 - Dec | NYC Bus Stops | points | shapefile | bus_stops_nyc_dec2019.zip | XML |
2019 - Dec | NYC Express Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | express_bus_routes_nyc_dec2019.zip | XML |
2019 - Dec | NYC Express Bus Stops | points | shapefile | express_bus_stops_nyc_dec2019.zip | XML |
2019 - May | NYC Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | bus_routes_nyc_may2019.zip | XML / PDF |
2019 - May | NYC Bus Stops | points | shapefile | bus_stops_nyc_may2019.zip | XML / PDF |
2019 - May | NYC Express Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | express_bus_routes_nyc_may2019.zip | XML / PDF |
2019 - May | NYC Express Bus Stops | points | shapefile | express_bus_stops_nyc_may2019.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - Nov | NYC Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | bus_routes_nyc_nov2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - Nov | NYC Bus Stops | points | shapefile | bus_stops_nyc_nov2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - Nov | NYC Express Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | express_bus_routes_nyc_nov2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - Nov | NYC Express Bus Stops | points | shapefile | express_bus_stops_nyc_nov2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - May | NYC Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | bus_routes_nyc_may2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - May | NYC Bus Stops | points | shapefile | bus_stops_nyc_may2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - May | NYC Express Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | express_bus_routes_nyc_may2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - May | NYC Express Bus Stops | points | shapefile | express_bus_stops_nyc_may2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Aug | NYC Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | bus_routes_nyc_aug2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Aug | NYC Bus Stops | points | shapefile | bus_stops_nyc_aug2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Aug | NYC Express Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | express_bus_routes_nyc_aug2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Aug | NYC Express Bus Stops | points | shapefile | express_bus_stops_nyc_aug2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | NYC Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bus_nyc_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | NYC Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bus_nyc_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | NYC Express Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_expbus_nyc_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | NYC Express Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_expbus_nyc_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Brooklyn Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bk_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Brooklyn Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bk_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Bronx Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bx_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Bronx Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bx_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Manhattan Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_mn_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Manhattan Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_mn_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Eastern Queens Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_qn_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Eastern Queens Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_qn_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Staten Island Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_si_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Staten Island Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_si_bus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Western Queens and Bus Company Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bus_company_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Western Queens and Bus Company Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bus_company_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2015 - Nov | Brooklyn Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bk_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Brooklyn Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bk_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Bronx Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bx_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Bronx Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bx_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Manhattan Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_mn_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Manhattan Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_mn_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Eastern Queens Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_qn_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Eastern Queens Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_qn_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Staten Island Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_si_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Staten Island Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_si_bus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Western Queens and Bus Company Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bus_company_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Western Queens and Bus Company Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bus_company_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Brooklyn Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bk_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Brooklyn Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bk_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Bronx Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bx_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Bronx Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bx_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Manhattan Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_mn_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Manhattan Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_mn_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Eastern Queens Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_qn_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Eastern Queens Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_qn_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Staten Island Bus Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_si_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Staten Island Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_si_bus_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Western Queens and Bus Company Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_bus_company_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Western Queens and Bus Company Stops | points | shapefile | stops_bus_company_may2015.zip | XML |
Rail
PLEASE NOTE - the route file files for Metro North is for 2017 and earlier are highly generalized and is not appropriate for detailed reference mapping at or below the county level.
Date | Name | Features | File Type | Download | Metadata |
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2017 - Jan | LIRR Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_lirr_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | LIRR Stops | points | shapefile | stops_lirr_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | Metro-North Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_metro_north_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | Metro-North Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | Metro-North Bronx Shuttle Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_bxbus_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | LIRR Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_lirr_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | LIRR Stops | points | shapefile | stops_lirr_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Metro-North Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_metro_north_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Metro-North Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Metro-North Bronx Shuttle Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_bxbus_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2015 - Nov | LIRR Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_lirr_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | LIRR Stops | points | shapefile | stops_lirr_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Metro-North Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_metro_north_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Metro-North Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Metro-North Bronx Shuttle Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_bxbus_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | LIRR Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_lirr_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | LIRR Stops | points | shapefile | stops_lirr_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Metro-North Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_metro_north_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Metro-North Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Metro-North Bronx Shuttle Bus Stops | points | shapefile | stops_metro_north_bxbus_may2015.zip | XML |
Subway
Date | Name | Features | File Type | Download | Metadata |
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2020 - May | Subway Routes (COVID-19 services) | lines | shapefile | routes_nyc_subway_may2020.zip | XML |
2020 - May | Subway Stops (COVID-19 services) | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_may2020.zip | XML |
2019 - May | Subway Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_nyc_subway_may2019.zip | XML |
2019 - May | Subway Stops | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_may2019.zip | XML |
2018 - May | Subway Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_nyc_subway_may2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - Nov | Subway Stops | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_nov2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2018 - May | Subway Stops | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_may2018.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | Subway Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_nyc_subway_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2017 - Jan | Subway Stops | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_jan2017.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Subway Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_nyc_subway_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2016 - May | Subway Stops | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_may2016.zip | XML / PDF |
2015 - Nov | Subway Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_nyc_subway_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Subway Stops | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - Nov | Subway Station Entrances | points | shapefile | entrances_nyc_subway_nov2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Subway Routes | lines | shapefile | routes_nyc_subway_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Subway Stops | points | shapefile | stops_nyc_subway_may2015.zip | XML |
2015 - May | Subway Station Entrances | points | shapefile | entrances_nyc_subway_may2015.zip | XML |
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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.
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