China Public Transport Operation Network Dataset (CPTOND-2025):National-Scale Bus-Metro Vector Dataset

Public transport operation network data serves as the foundation for urban transportation research and sustainable development planning. China operates the world's largest public transport system, where buses and metros constitute primary urban mobility modes. Despite their critical importance, comprehensive integrated bus-metro operation datasets remain lacking at the national scale. This study presents the China Public Transport Operation Network Dataset (CPTOND-2025), systematically integrating bus networks from 350 cities and metro systems from 46 cities across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. Based on June 2025 data collection using methodologies integrate professional platforms and commercial APIs, the dataset encompasses approximately 3,408,000 kilometers of operational routes (bus: ~3,375,000 km; metro: ~33,000 km). Key attributes including operating hours, fares, and operating companies are recorded with bilingual support. All data utilize standardized Shapefile format in WGS-84 coordinate system with 5.08-meter average spatial accuracy. This standardized, comprehensive, open-access dataset supports diverse applications including operation efficiency assessment, network analysis, accessibility evaluation, and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) studies, facilitating transport management decisions and international research.