The transit route system representation integrates the many diverse transit services in New York City, Long Island, northern New Jersey, and five upstate New York counties into a single TransCAD (version 4.0) route system. Using TransCAD and customized programs, region wide transit networks can be built and transit skims obtained that are used as inputs into the travel demand model system.

The transit route system has 1,176 routes and consists of many different types of service, including:

1	100 NYC subway routes
2	900 Commuter rail routes
3	2,300 bus routes
4	50 ferry routes
5	Includes sidewalk network in Manhattan

In all, the route system contains more than 1,176 transit routes and 73,000 transit stops. The transit network system incorporates walk/drive links for connectivity, Park-and-Ride lots, walk access/egress links, and fare coding.

Document
Technical Memorandum - Transit Network Data Coding (1.2mb PDF file)