GIS Data

Bus Data

These shapefiles cover all Metro bus lines. Each shapefile is a set of 3 to 7 interrelated files that can be used with GIS software such as QGIS. The shapefiles are redrawn every six months, typically in June and December corresponding with our biannual bus schedule changes (shakeups). New shapefiles will be posted within a few months of each shakeup. Each filename contains the 2-digit month and year (format: mmyy) of the shakeup it corresponds with.

The bus line shapefiles are generated from basic operating schedules for all trunk lines. Branch lines and short-lines are subsets of these lines. Example: only Limited Line 344 is listed under LimExpmmyy.zip. The other Limited Routes (i.e., routes that skip stops) are branch lines that will be found under their parent trunk line (e.g., Limited Line 302 is a branch of Local Line 2).

The attribute file (dbf) of any bus line shapefile has a column, “Var_Route” which identifies the Trunk Line. A trunk line may have many rows associated with this Line. Each of these represent a trip pattern that may be assigned to a bus. The attribute file also contains a column “Var_Descr” that further describes the trip pattern. A bus route that differs from the trunk line’s route (enough to be given its own Route number in the bus’ headsign) will be indicated in this column. In order to have a single bus line displayed on a map, use your GIS software to highlight and/or export the trip patterns with that bus line’s name.

Two bus stop shapefiles are available, each with the same content but organized differently. These shapefiles will be updated every shakeup in tandem with the bus line shapefiles. Additionally, we have a spreadsheet listing the average headways (time between buses) for each line.

“Bus lines” and “bus stops” are really separate systems on a map.  While the bus line shapefiles are snapped to the street centerline, the bus stops are the exact points where the stops occupy the sidewalk and are necessarily offset from the lines.

For more GIS data published by Metro, visit Metro’s ArcGIS home page.

Bus Lines

Rail Data

Rail line shapefiles will be updated as new lines are added or existing lines are extended.

Metro Right-of-Way Data

To ensure safety, Metro shall be consulted for development and construction activities within 100 feet of Metro transit facilities, real estate assets, and right-of-way (ROW).

Metro provides geographic data (GIS shapefiles and KMZ files) for third parties to identify adjacency conditions and measure the distance between planned projects and Metro facilities. The file linked here includes ROW information for existing and under construction Metro Rail and Metro Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). It includes a 100-foot buffer measured from the centerline of Metro ROW and is used to indicate a review zone where coordination is needed between Metro and third parties.

This data is intended for estimation of distances of proposed projects to Metro ROW and is distributed and transmitted on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied. Do not use this data as a proxy for specific engineering data or record drawings which can be requested from Metro Engineering. For more information, visit the Metro Development & Construction Coordination page.

Bike Data

LA County Bikeways Data

Digital spatial data for LA County Bikeways data will be updated here as we obtain newer version of the data.

Metro Bike Share Data

Metro and its partners at Bicycle Transit Systems have published anonymized trip data since the launch of Metro Bike Share in 2016.  Data is available in CSV format and live bike share station status information is available in GeoJSON and GBFS formats.

View Bike Share Data

Ridership Data

Interactive Dashboard for Monthly Statistics on Ridership for Bus and Rail

Geospatial Data on ArcGIS Online – Includes the following visualizations of ridership data at the stop/station level.  These visualizations are updated every March, July, and October.

• Interactive Stop Map (April 2020)
• Interactive Stop Map (October 2019)