Transit Maps Blog

New on the blog! The official diagram of Transperth rail services has a lot of problems, but here's the two big ones:

Transit Maps: Submission – Official Map: Transperth Rail Diagram, 2026 Submitted by Noah, who says: I would appreciate a review of the updated system map for Transperth. Transit Maps says: This dates from October 2025, when the Armadale line was extended one station t…

New on the blog! A long-overdue look at the new Chicago 'L' diagram.

Transit Maps: Submission – Official Map: Chicago ‘L’, 2025 Submitted by Scott (among others), who says: CTA updated their iconic ‘L’ diagram earlier this year, and now that the temporary station outages for the Red-Purple Modernization project …

New on the blog! A lovely little fantasy map for Honolulu's Skyline by Justin Kunimune.

Transit Maps: Submission – Fantasy Map: Honolulu Skyline by Justin Kunimune Submitted by Justin, who says: Hi, I’m a big fan of this blog! I’ve been working on a fantasy diagram for the Honolulu rapid transit system, Skyline, and wanted to submit it for you to …

New on the blog! A really nice unofficial diagram of the tram network of The Hague, The Netherlands.

Transit Maps: Submission – Unofficial Map: Trams of The Hague, The Netherlands by Hugo von der Thüsen Submitted by the designer, Hugo, who says: I have always been ashamed of the official transit diagram for the tram system of The Hague [PDF link – Cam]. It’s a weird A4-shaped portrait diagram orie…

The KC Streetcar's Main Street extension opens today, and there's a new map for the occasion – is it up to the task?

Transit Maps: Submission – Official Map: Kansas City Streetcar Extension, 2025 Submitted by Jon in KC, who says: This is the new KC Streetcar pylon map, updated to reflect the Main Street Extension that opens this Friday, October 24th. It also shows the Riverfront Extension, …

New on the blog! A new future-proofed unofficial diagram of integrated transit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that just really, really good.

Transit Maps: Submission – Unofficial Map: Klang Valley Integrated Transit by Eco Submitted by Eco, who says: I made this redesign of Greater Kuala Lumpur’s rail and BRT map this summer for an competition, given their official map feels unusually sloppy [Review from 2021 h…

New on the blog: an official diagram for DART and its new Silver Line that looks like the designers just eyeballed everything and called it good:

Transit Maps: Official Map: DART System Map, Texas, 2025 DART’s long-awaited Silver Line is opening at the end of October, and the agency already has a map out well in advance, so let’s take a look, shall we? Look, this diagram is perfectly f…

New on the blog! A new official diagram of the Kaohsiung MRT in Taiwan feels like it could be so much better.

Transit Maps: Submission – Official Map: Kaohsiung MRT Diagram, Taiwan, 2025 Submitted by Emerson, who says: This is Kaohsiung MRT’s new system map, following the Red Line extension to Gangshan and the completion of the LRT loop. So far, Kaohsiung has not been feature…

New on the blog! A sprawling official diagram of transport in Brittany, France does a lot of things right, but also omits something Really Important.

Transit Maps: Submission: Official Map – Transportation Network of Brittany, France, 2025 Submitted by Nicolas, who says: I live in Brittany, France, mostly on the western side of the region, so I am submitting its network map, containing coach, boat, and plane (yes, plane) routes in th…

New on the blog: A diagram for the extensive Northern Railway network in England. Does it handle the complexity?

Transit Maps: Submission – Official Map: Northern Railway Map, England, 2025 Submitted by Nicholas, who says: Northern Rail’s new map is well worth a look – I find it exemplary for making such a previously nebulous network entirely understandable. Graphics pretty well…

New on the blog! Phoenix's light rail system has expanded to two lines – is their new diagram up to the task?

Transit Maps: Submission – Official Map: Valley Metro Light Rail and Streetcar, Phoenix, Arizona, 2025 Submitted by a few people—sorry for the delay in getting to this!—including Shameek, who says: Phoenix is opening the new southern light rail extension and splitting the system into two separate li…

As promised, here's my quick diagrammatic redesign of that Queensland Rail map!

Transit Maps: Quick Project: Queensland Rail Network Diagram Okay, as promised in the previous post, here’s my version of the Queensland passenger rail network as a diagram. As is usual for these redesigns, I’ve only spent a few hours on this – j…