transit maps
Subway line guides
Transit maps are schematic diagrams showing public transportation routes—subway lines, bus networks, rail systems.
They prioritize clarity over geographic accuracy, straightening curves and equalizing distances between stops so riders can quickly trace connections: The transit map showed three transfers to get downtown.
Harry Beck's 1931 London Underground map established the modern style that most cities now follow.
- light railUrban passenger train network
- bus routesFixed public transport paths
- iconic designsUniversally recognized visual creations
- color codingAssigning hues to categories
- metro systemsUrban underground railways
legend · navigation aids · trip planning · wayfinding · pocket guide · readability · accessibility features · city center · typography · commuter rail · subway networks · digital mapping · gridlines · mobile apps · terminals · stations · urban planning · public transport
- Geographic Mapscity plans
- Mappingmap, compass rose, GPS, latitude, longitude
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- rail transitsubway, metro, tram, train, trains
- subwaytrains, stations, platforms, tunnels, tracks
- transit guidessubway map, bus map, bus routes, bus schedule, bus timetable
transit mapstopographical maps
Charts showing terrain elevation
geographic maps · satellite imagery · aerial photographs · street maps · terrain maps
transit mapsroad maps
Printed route diagrams
highway maps · cycling maps · road atlases · street maps · trail maps
transit mapsturn-by-turn navigation
Sequential directional prompts
GPS navigation · walking directions · driving directions · satellite imagery · aerial photographs