GTFS·X documentation
A practitioner-direct guide to every part of GTFS·X. If this is your first GTFS feed, start with What is GTFS? and the Quick start, then come back here when you need a specific answer.
Foundations
- Quick startA 7-step path from a blank canvas to an exportable feed.
- Accounts and cloud syncAnonymous vs signed-in, what Save does, tier limits, deletion.
- Plans and featuresFull feature and limit comparison across Free, Pro, Agency, and Enterprise.
- Feature settingsShow or hide advanced features (transfers, frequencies, blocks, stations, demand-response) per feed.
- Organizations & team workspacesAgencyShared workspaces, member roles, invitations, branding.
- What is GTFS?Primer on the spec for anyone new to it.
- What is GTFS-Flex?Primer on the demand-responsive spec extension.
Editor panels
- Agency setupAgency records, multi-agency feeds, timezones.
- Service calendarsWeekly patterns, holidays, exception dates.
- Routes & shapesDrawing routes, snap-to-road, shape variants.
- StopsSnap-to-route placement, duplicates, attributes.
- Stations, levels & pathwaysMulti-level stations, in-station walkways, stairs, elevators.
- Timetables & tripsSchedule grid, headway-based service, vehicle blocks.
- FaresFlat and zone-based fares; v2 round-trip support.
- Transferstransfers.txt routing rules. Edited from the Fares panel.
- Flex zones & booking rulesDemand-responsive zones, booking rules, windows.
Validation & I/O
- ValidationInline error/warning model, what blocks export.
- Import & exportStandards-compliant ZIP in and out.
- Service summaryRevenue hours, trip counts, peak vehicles, service span.
- Deep-link integrationOpen a feed from a URL — for embeds and shared workflows.
Analysis tools
- Cost estimationAgencyRevenue hours, peak vehicles, weekly and annual cost. System-level totals are free.
- Demographic coverageAgencyPopulation, households, workers near your service. System-level summary is free.
- Transit access isochronesAgencyFrom a pin, where can a rider reach in 15 / 30 / 45 min — and the people and jobs inside each contour.
- Stop analysisAgencySpacing, consolidation candidates, service intensity, accessibility.
- Title VI analysisAgencyEquity comparison aligned with FTA Circular 4702.1B.
- Route visibilityHide and show routes; the map and every analysis panel re-scope to the visible subset.
- Rider propensityNationwide Demand Dots layer for service planning.
Publishing & distribution
- Hosted publishingProStable feed URL at
feeds.gtfsx.com/<slug>/gtfs.zip. - Rider mini-siteProAuto-generated rider landing page for every published feed.
- Embed widgetsProSystem map and per-route schedules as iframes.
- Draft & review linksProPrivate, expiring URLs to share a feed before publishing.
- Service AlertsAgencyGTFS-Realtime alerts — detours, delays — on a live feed.