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Tabular metadata for the 29 named subway services in the MTA GTFS feed, including long and short names, descriptions, brand colors, and sort order.

Usage

nyc_subway_routes_df

Format

nyc_subway_routes_df

A tibble with 29 rows and 10 columns:

route_id

GTFS route identifier (e.g., "A", "FX").

route_group

Route group identifier (e.g., "ACE", "123").

agency_id

GTFS agency identifier (all "MTA NYCT").

route_short_name

Short service name, usually the bullet letter or number shown on signage.

route_long_name

Descriptive long name (e.g., "8 Avenue Express").

route_desc

Long-form description of the service.

route_type

GTFS route type code. Always 1 (subway/metro).

route_url

MTA route information URL.

route_color

Brand color as a hex string prefixed with #.

route_text_color

Text color for labels as a hex string prefixed with #.

route_sort_order

MTA-supplied sort order for presentation.

Details

Derived from routes.txt in the MTA NYC Transit subway GTFS feed.

Author

Kieran Healy