Show HN: Public transit systems as data – lines, stations, railcars, and history
13 hours ago
- #public transit
- #transit statistics
- #global networks
- The website provides comprehensive information about public transit systems globally through a terminal-inspired interface, featuring key statistics like 1,570 total stations, 89 lines, and 1,506 miles of track length across 9 systems.
- Detailed profiles are given for 9 transit systems, including Baltimore's Light RailLink and Metro SubwayLink, San Francisco Bay Area's BART, Beijing Metro (the world's busiest), Chicago's CTA 'L', New York City Subway (largest by stations), Seattle's Sound Transit, Tokyo Metro (busiest by annual ridership), and Washington D.C.'s WMATA, each with stats like stations, lines, track length, and daily ridership.
- The website includes additional tools like a side-by-side comparison feature for analyzing transit systems, a global search function to find stations, lines, and railcars, and an about section for data sources, contributions, and API access.