Tehran Bus Network Data

A graph representation of Tehran's bus network with 4,759 stations and 247 routes, covering BRT, regular, feeder, express, and special bus services.

Data Structure

The data follows a graph structure where each station is a node connected to neighboring stations. The key of each object is the station code.

Station Properties

Each station is represented by an object containing the following properties:

• name: Station name in Persian
• longitude: Longitude coordinate
• latitude: Latitude coordinate
• relations: List of connected stations with line and direction info
• positions: List of positions for this station on each line and direction

Relations

Each relation represents a connection to a neighboring station on a specific line and direction:

"relations": [
  {
    "station": "4051",
    "line": 312,
    "is_forward": true
  }
]

Field	Type	Description
station	string	Station code of the neighboring station
line	integer	Line number this relation belongs to
is_forward	boolean	Direction of travel

Positions

Each position entry indicates where this station is located on a specific line and direction:

"positions": [
  {
    "line": 312,
    "is_forward": true,
    "position": 21
  }
]

Field	Type	Description
line	integer	Line number
is_forward	boolean	Direction of travel on this line
position	integer	Station order number on this line (starts from 1)

Direction

• is_forward: true = Traveling in the main direction of the line (from origin to destination)
• is_forward: false = Traveling in the reverse direction (from destination to origin)

Note: A station may only exist in one direction on a given line. For example, station 2904 (پایانه آزادی یافت آباد) only exists in the reverse direction (is_forward: false) on line 375, but not in the forward direction.

Line Types

Type	Code Range	Count	Description
BRT Daytime	101-110	10	Main BRT lines with dedicated lanes
BRT Night	901-910	9	Night versions of BRT lines
BRT Special	121-171	18	Special BRT routes
Regular City Bus	201-399	155	Regular city bus lines covering neighborhoods and streets
Feeder Lines	400-451	34	Lines connecting residential areas to metro stations and terminals
Express Services	701	1	Limited-stop express service
Special Services	802-827	20	Special purpose lines (schools, hospitals, etc.)

License

This data is licensed under the Open Data Commons License.