routes_ft.md

Additional Transit Route Information

• Filename MUST be routes_ft.txt
• File MUST contain a record for every transit route (i.e. the Muni 14 Local)
• File MUST be a valid CSV file.
• The first line of each file MUST contain case-sensitive field names.
• Field names MUST NOT contain tabs, carriage returns or new lines.

File MUST contain the following attributes:

Required Attributes	Description
route_id	ID that uniquely identifies a route
mode	The mode field is used to specify the network mode of the route. Valid entries include:
-	local_bus
-	premium_bus such as Golden Gate Transit, Community Transit
-	rapid_bus such as VanNess BRT
-	light_rail such as LINK, Muni Metro, and VTA Rail
-	heavy_rail such as BART
-	commuter_rail such as Sounder and Caltrain
-	inter_regional_rail such as Amtrak, and ACE
-	high_speed_rail
-	street_car such as Muni F-Line or the SLUT
-	ferry
-	cable_car
-	open_shuttle such as Caltrain or CPMC Shuttles
-	employer_shuttle such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook

File MAY contain the following attributes:

Optional Attributes	Description
proof_of_payment	A boolean value indicating if the route has fare enforcement through random inspection (true) or if the driver oversees payment (false).
percent_using_farebox	Floating point value between 0 and 1 indicating the percent of passengers boarding who pay a cash fare at the farebox (as opposed to paying via Smart Card or other payment method. This value will be overridden by percent_using_farebox in stop_times_ft, if provided. This is a TCQSM parameter used to calculate dwell time.