Portland, Oregon/Transit Route Relations

Portland, Oregon is served by various public transportation agencies, the biggest of which is TriMet.

Data Format

Each route will be added using the Public Transport format.

Each route contains a number of stops and a number of roads (or rails) that make up the route. A separate route relations for each direction and/or variation of the route. A typical bus route will have 2 route relations: one for each direction. All of the route relations for a particular line are grouped together into a route master relation. The tables below show the status for each public transport route.

Bus Stops

To map a single bus stop, create a Node where the bus stop sign is located. This will typically be on the right-hand side of the road that the bus travels along. This node is not connected to the way for the road, but may be connected to the sidewalk if it's mapped separately.

The following tags are used on the bus stop Node:

Key	Value(s)	Notes
highway	bus_stop	Required
public_transport	platform	Required
bus	yes	Required
name	name of the bus stop	The name of the bus stop. Expand abbreviations such as for street names.
ref	reference number	If the bus stop is within the TriMet service area and serves TriMet buses, then this is the (up to 5-digit) TriMet Stop ID. Otherwise, this is the stop reference number as applicable for the public transportation company that serves the stop.
ref:ctran	reference number	If the bus stop is within the TriMet service area and also serves C-TRAN buses, then this is the (4-digit) C-TRAN Stop ID.
network	network name	This is the name of the public transportation network, such as TriMet.

Bus Route Variant

Each direction of the route is captured in a separate route relation. Some routes have additional variants that serve different stops.

The following tags can be used on the bus route relation:

Key	Value(s)	Notes
type	route	Required
route	bus	Required
public_transport:version	2	Required
name	Bus ##: From => To	Required. This is a name that uniquely describes this route variant. This is the word Bus followed by the route reference number and the names of the origin and destination. For example: Bus 10: Lents => Portland
ref	reference number	This is a reference number or name for the route. TriMet bus routes typically have up to a 3-digit reference number.
operator	company name	This is the name of the public transportation company, such as TriMet.
network	network name	This is the name of the public transportation network, such as TriMet.
from	origin	This is the origin of the bus route as used in the name field. This can either be a place name or name of a bus stop.
via	place	This is an optional name of a notable place that the route runs through.
to	destination	This is the destination of the bus route as used in the name field. This can either be a place name or name of a bus stop.

Bus Route Master Relation

All of the bus route variants are grouped together into a route master relation.

The following tags are used on the route master relation:

Key	Value(s)	Notes
type	route_master	Required
route_master	bus	Required
name	Bus ##: name of the bus route	Required. This is the word Bus followed by the route reference number and the name of the bus route set by the public transportation company. Expand abbreviations such as for street names. For example: Bus 10: Harold Street.
ref	reference number	This is a reference number or name for the route. TriMet bus routes typically have up to a 3-digit reference number.
operator	company name	This is the name of the public transportation company, such as TriMet.

Railroads

Passenger service on railroads follow similar tagging to the bus routes, but generally also include public_transport=stop_position s on the railroad itself. The list of stops and platforms are interleaved at the start of the route relation with the public_transport=stop_position as role stop followed by the corresponding public_transport=platform as role platform.

See Oregon/Railroads for more information in general on railroad tagging in Oregon.

Renderings

See Public transport#Maps for a list of maps that render this public transport data. Here are some examples of public transportation maps of Portland:

• openptmap
• ÖPNVKarte (German for "public transportation map")
• OSM Inspector ( OSM QA Tool that supports Public Transport Version 2)

Amtrak routes serving Oregon (AMTK)

Main article: Oregon/Railroads#Amtrak_passenger.3Dregional.2C_passenger.3Dnational_and_passenger.3Dinternational_trains_serving_Oregon_.28AMTK.29

TriMet

Despite TriMet’s use of OpenStreetMap data for their map-based trip planner as well as internal procedures such as route planning and scheduling, the agency does not maintain their transit route (or stop data) within OpenStreetMap.

TriMet Data Sources

A Shapefile and KML of TriMet's transit routes can be found at the TriMet Developer Resources site.

TriMet tags

TriMet is using a custom tag, "trimet:auxiliary=WES|MAX|Portland Streetcar" on railway segments that are not part of one of the transit routes, but are still part of the system. These segments are also tagged with "service=yard|spur|siding|crossover" as appropriate.

TriMet Routes

Overpass Turbo: all TriMet routes (10MB as of Aug 2024)

Line Reference	Relation	Notes
Blue	MAX Blue Line MAX Blue Line
Green	MAX Green Line MAX Green Line
Red	MAX Red Line MAX Red Line
Yellow	MAX Yellow Line MAX Yellow Line
Orange	MAX Orange Line MAX Orange Line
A	Portland Streetcar A Loop Line Portland Streetcar A Loop Line
B	Portland Streetcar B Loop Line Portland Streetcar B Loop Line
NS	Portland Streetcar North South Line Portland Streetcar North South Line
WES	WES Commuter Rail WES Commuter Rail
1	Vermont Vermont
2	Division Division
4	Fessenden Fessenden
6	Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
8	Jackson Park/Northeast 15th Jackson Park/Northeast 15th
9	Powell Boulevard Powell Boulevard
10	Harold Street Harold Street
11	Rivergate/Marine Drive Rivergate/Marine Drive
12	Barbur/Sandy Boulevard Barbur/Sandy Boulevard
14	Hawthorne Hawthorne
15	Belmont/Northeast 23rd Belmont/Northeast 23rd
16	Front Avenue/Saint Helens Road Front Avenue/Saint Helens Road
17	Holgate/Broadway Holgate/Broadway
18	Hillside Hillside
19	Woodstock/Glisan Woodstock/Glisan
20	Burnside/Stark Burnside/Stark
21	Sandy Bouleverd/223rd Sandy Bouleverd/223rd
22	Parkrose Parkrose
23	San Rafael San Rafael
24	Fremont/Northwest 18th Fremont/Northwest 18th
25	Glisan/Rockwood Glisan/Rockwood
29	Lake/Webster Road Lake/Webster Road
30	Estacada Estacada
31	Webster Road Webster Road
32	Oatfield Oatfield
33	McLoughlin/King Road McLoughlin/King Road
34	Linwood/River Road Linwood/River Road
35	Macadam/Greeley Macadam/Greeley
36	South Shore South Shore
37	Lake Grove Lake Grove
38	Boones Ferry Road Boones Ferry Road
39	Lewis & Clark Lewis & Clark
40	Tacoma/Swan Island Tacoma/Swan Island
43	Taylors Ferry Road Taylors Ferry Road
44	Capitol Highway/Mocks Crest Capitol Highway/Mocks Crest
45	Garden Home Garden Home
46	North Hillsboro North Hillsboro
47	Main/Evergreen Main/Evergreen
48	Cornell Cornell
50	Cedar Mill Cedar Mill
51	Vista Vista
52	Farmington/185th Farmington/185th
53	Arctic/Allen Arctic/Allen
54	Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
55	Hamilton Hamilton
56	Scholls Ferry Road Scholls Ferry Road
57	Tualatin Valley Highway/Forest Grove Tualatin Valley Highway/Forest Grove
58	Canyon Road Canyon Road
59	Walker/Park Way Walker/Park Way
61	Marquam Hill/Beaverton Marquam Hill/Beaverton
62	Murray Boulevard Murray Boulevard
63	Washington Park/Arlington Heights Washington Park/Arlington Heights
64	Marquam Hill/Tigard Marquam Hill/Tigard
65	Marquam Hill/Barbur Boulevard Marquam Hill/Barbur Boulevard
66	Marquam Hill/Hollywood Marquam Hill/Hollywood
67	Bethany/158th Bethany/158th
68	Marquam Hill/Collins Circle Marquam Hill/Collins Circle
70	12th/Northeast 33rd Avenue 12th/Northeast 33rd Avenue
71	60th Avenue 60th Avenue
72	Killingsworth/82nd Avenue Killingsworth/82nd Avenue
73	122nd Avenue 122nd Avenue
74	162nd Avenue 162nd Avenue
75	Cesar Chavez/Lombard Cesar Chavez/Lombard
76	Beaverton/Tualatin Beaverton/Tualatin
77	Broadway/Halsey Broadway/Halsey
78	Beaverton/Lake Oswego Beaverton/Lake Oswego
79	Clackamas/Oregon City Clackamas/Oregon City
80	Kane/Troutdale Road Kane/Troutdale Road
81	Kane/257th Kane/257th
82	South Gresham South Gresham
84	Powell Valley/Orient Drive Powell Valley/Orient Drive
87	Airport Way/181st Airport Way/181st
88	Hart/198th Hart/198th
92	South Beaverton Express South Beaverton Express
93	Tigard/Sherwood Tigard/Sherwood
94	Pacific Highway/Sherwood Pacific Highway/Sherwood
96	Tualatin/I-5 Tualatin/I-5
97	Tualatin-Sherwood Road Tualatin-Sherwood Road
152	Milwaukie Milwaukie
153	Stafford/Salamo Stafford/Salamo
155	Sunnyside Sunnyside
156	Mather Road Mather Road
291	Orange Night Bus Orange Night Bus

Oregon Health & Science University

OHSU operates the Portland Aerial Tram, which is a cable car. Note that route relations for this use route=aerialway and not route=tram. "Tram" is the British English word for street car and route=tram is used for the Portland Streetcar, which is operated by TriMet.

Portland Aerial Tram Portland Aerial Tram

OHSU also operates a shuttle bus, but this is not open to the public.

C-TRAN

C-TRAN Data Sources

C-TRAN website

C-TRAN Routes

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
Vine	The Vine The Vine	yes
2	Lincoln Lincoln	partial	Missing platforms
6	Fruit Valley/Grand Fruit Valley/Grand	partial	Missing platforms
7	Battle Ground Battle Ground	partial	Missing platforms
9	Felida Felida	yes
19	Salmon Creek Salmon Creek	partial	Missing platforms
25	Fruit Valley & Saint Johns Fruit Valley & Saint Johns	yes
30	Burton Burton	yes
31	Hazel Dell Hazel Dell	yes
32	Evergreen/Andresen Evergreen/Andresen	yes
37	Mill Plain/Fisher's Landing Mill Plain/Fisher's Landing	yes
41	State Route 14 State Route 14	partial	Missing platforms
47	Battle Ground/Yacolt Battle Ground/Yacolt	partial	Missing platforms
60	Delta Park Regional Delta Park Regional	yes
65	Parkrose Regional Parkrose Regional	yes
67	Airport Regional Airport Regional	yes
71	Highway 99 Highway 99	yes
72	Orchards Orchards	yes
74	East Fourth Plain East Fourth Plain	partial	Missing platforms
78	78th Street 78th Street	yes
80	Vancouver Mall/Fisher's Landing Vancouver Mall/Fisher's Landing	yes
92	Camas/Washougal Camas/Washougal	yes
105	Interstate 5 Express Interstate 5 Express	yes
134	Salmon Creek Express Salmon Creek Express	yes
157	Lloyd District Express Lloyd District Express	yes
164	Fisher's Landing Express Fisher's Landing Express	yes
177	Evergreen Express Evergreen Express	yes
190	Marquam Hill Express Marquam Hill Express	yes
199	99th Street Express 99th Street Express	yes

The Connector

The Connector is C-TRAN's dial-a-ride service serving the cities of Camas, Ridgefield, and La Center. Although primarily a dial-a-ride service, C-TRAN operates fixed routes from transit centers in Vancouver to those cities. Relations on OSM will reflect these fixed routes only.

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
Camas	Camas Connector	no
Ridgefield	Ridgefield Connector	no
La Center	La Center Connector	no
Midday	Midday Ridgefield/La Center Connector	no

SMART

SMART Data Sources

SMART website

SMART Routes

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
1X	Salem Salem	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
2X	Barbur Barbur	yes
3	Charbonneau/Canby Charbonneau/Canby	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
4	Wilsonville Road Wilsonville Road	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
5	95th Avenue 95th Avenue	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
6	Canyon Creek Canyon Creek	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
7	Villebois	no

Tillamook County Transportation District

TCTD Data Sources

TCTD website

TCTD Routes

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
1	Tillamook Town Loop Tillamook Town Loop	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
2	Tillamook - Oceanside/Netarts Tillamook - Oceanside/Netarts	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
3	Tillamook - Manzanita & Cannon Beach Tillamook - Manzanita & Cannon Beach	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
4	Tillamook - Lincoln City Tillamook - Lincoln City	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
5	Tillamook - Portland Tillamook - Portland	yes
6	Coastal Connector	no

Yamhill County Transit

YCT Data Sources

YCT website

YCT Routes

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
2	McMinnville East-West Express	no
3	McMinnville City Loop	no
5	Foothills Drive	no
7	Providence	no
11	West Salem	no
22	West Valley	no
23X	Sheridan Express	no
24S	West Valley	no
33	Hillsboro	no
44	99W/Tigard 99W/Tigard	yes
45X	99W/Tigard Express 99W/Tigard Express	yes
46S	99W/Tigard 99W/Tigard	yes

Canby Area Transit

CAT Data Sources

CAT website

CAT Routes

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
99X	Route 99 Route 99	yes

Sandy Area Metro

SAM Data Sources

SAM website

SAM Routes

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
Gresham	Gresham: Sandy to Gresham Gresham to Sandy	no
Estacada	Estacada: Sandy to Estacada Estacada to Sandy	no

Columbia County Rider

CC Rider Data Sources

CC Rider website

CC Rider Routes

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
1	Portland	no
2	Portland Community College Rock Creek	no
3	South County Flex	no
4	Clatskanie	no
5	Kelso	no
6	Nehalem Valley	no
7	Lower Columbia Connector Lower Columbia Connector	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.

Salem - Keizer Transit

Cherriots Data Sources

Cherriots website

Cherriots/CARTS Routes

Line Reference	Relation	Completed	Notes
1	North River Road/South Commercial North River Road/South Commercial	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
1X	Wilsonville/Salem Express Wilsonville/Salem Express	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
2	Market/Brown Market/Brown	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
2X	Grand Ronde/Salem Express	no
3	Portland Road Portland Road	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
4	State/Lancaster State/Lancaster	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
4A	State/Lancaster	no
5	Edgewater/Center Edgewater/Center	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
5A	Edgewater/Center	no
6	Wallace/Fairview Industrial Wallace/Fairview Industrial	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
7	Mission/State Mission/State	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
8	12th/Liberty 12th/Liberty	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
8A	12th/Liberty	no
9	Cherry/Parkmeadow Cherry/Parkmeadow	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
9A	Cherry/Parkmeadow	no
10	Lansing/Hawthorne	no
11	Lancaster/Keizer	no
12	Haysville Drive	no
13	Silverton Road Silverton Road	partial	Need to split into route variants and add route master relation.
14	Windsor Island	no
CARTS 10	Woodburn/Salem	no
CARTS 20	Silverton/Salem	no
CARTS 30	Canyon Connector/Salem	no
CARTS 40	Polk County/Salem	no
CARTS 50	Dallas/Salem Express	no