Tag:route=bus
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The route of a public bus service. ![]() |
Group: routes |
Used on these elements |
Requires |
Useful combination |
Status: de facto |
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- Main article: Buses
This tag is used on relations which map the route of a bus service. For a complete guide on adding a bus routes to OpenStreetMap, see the wiki page Buses.
There are subtle differences between two conventions of mapping bus route:
- In PTv2, use one relation for each direction, so you usually need 3 relations for a bus line. There will typically be one route each way and a route_master relation.
- In the traditional PTv1, each direction can be mapped using 2 separate relations (sharing the same ref=* value); or alternatively, using a single relation.
Other differences will be explained down below in relevant parts.
Tags
Key | Value | Comment |
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type | route | (mandatory) |
route | bus | (mandatory) |
ref | reference | The reference by which the route is known. e.g. 4, 4A, X13, etc. (recommended) |
from | name | Start station (recommended) |
to | name | Destination station (recommended) |
via | name | Important via station (recommended if several variants in one direction of a route exist) |
name |
individual name For PTv2 please use: <vehicle type> <reference number>: <initial stop> => <terminal stop> |
The name of the route or line. |
operator | operator | Name of the company that operates the route. |
network | local or regional network | Name of the network; Can be an abbr. e.g., BVG, RMV. |
public_transport:version | 1 / 2 | Used to distinguish between different public transport relation schemes |
colour | ex: red / #FFEEDD | The "official" colour for the bus route. Identifiers in some cities. |
opening_hours | service hours | The service hours of the bus route (optional) |
by_night | yes / no / only | Indicates if the service runs during day and/or nighttime. (optional) |
duration | duration | The running time of the bus route as stated in official documents Use HH:MM:SS, H:MM:SS, HH:MM, H:MM, MM, or M format. Example: 00:32, 00:32:00, or 32 for 32 minutes. (optional) |
interval | service interval | The time between arrivals at any given stop along the route. Use HH:MM:SS, H:MM:SS, HH:MM, H:MM, MM, or M format. Example: 00:32:30 for a route that has buses arriving every 32.5 minutes. (optional) |
roundtrip | yes / no | Whether the bus route is circular (the first and last stop are the same). (optional) |
wheelchair | yes / no / limited | Indicates if the buses on the route are low-floor buses for wheelchairs. (optional) |
bicycle | yes / no / permissive | Indicates if bicycles are permitted on the bus. 'yes' if they are, which could be indicated by racks on the front of the bus. 'permissive' if they could be brought on to the bus, but no amenities for cyclists exist. 'no' if bicycles are banned from the bus. (optional) |
Members
Way/node | Role | Recurrence? | Discussion |
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<empty>/route/forward/backward | Zero or more | The ways making up the route, in order and connected. When mapping with PTv2, the empty role should be used.
However, when following the traditional and less-explicit PTv1, each role could be one of the following:
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hail_and_ride | Zero or more | Used on road segments in a public transport route relation where you can stop a vehicle at any point to get on or off. Common in Asian countries. |
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stop/stop_exit_only/stop_entry_only | Zero or more[1] | The stop position of the bus on the route road (public_transport=stop_position). The order of the members in the relation should be identical to the order in the timetable, and added in order at the beginning of the relation. |
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platform/platform_exit_only/platform_entry_only | Zero or more[1] | The signpost or platform at a bus stop (public_transport=platform + highway=bus_stop/highway=platform). The order of the members in the relation should be identical to the order of the stops in the timetable, and added in order at the beginning of the relation. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Member objects of type platform or of type stop may themselves be members of a public_transport=stop_area relation.
Order of members
For relations which are tagged as PTv2 scheme there is a strict defined order for the involved relation members, see Route Direction / Variant:
- Each direction/variant relation contains all available stop_positions, platforms and ways.
- Each stop is included with two elements (if available): first the stop_position tagged with role
stop
and immediately followed by the corresponding platform tagged with roleplatform
. The stops (stop_positions and platforms) should be inserted beginning with the initial stop_position/platform and ending with the terminal stop_position/platform. - After all the stops all the used ways should be inserted into the relation with an empty role. The ways should be inserted beginning with the way at the initial stop position and ending with the way at the terminal stop position.
Sorting and robustness of member order - editor support
- For the iD editor there is no automatic member order function, manual sorting of members is tending to impractical for relations with a higher member count.
- For the iD editor there is an open task to keeping a meaningful order of members after splitting ways for relation with loops, see openstreetmap/iD/issues/4876.
Possible tagging mistakes
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The attribute route=bus should not be used on node |
See also
- Relatify - a dedicated bus route editor.
- route=train - The route of a train service (e.g. London-Paris Eurostar). Not to be confused with a named stretch of railroad track (see route=railway).
- route=tram - The route of a tram service.
- route_ref=* - The mark on a bus stop to reference the routes (as signed)
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