diff --git a/onebusaway-gtfs/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/model/Route.java b/onebusaway-gtfs/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/model/Route.java
index e40626cbc..aac65da77 100644
--- a/onebusaway-gtfs/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/model/Route.java
+++ b/onebusaway-gtfs/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/model/Route.java
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ public final class Route extends IdentityBean<AgencyAndId> {
   @CsvField(optional = true, defaultValue = "0")
   private int bikesAllowed = 0;
 
+  @CsvField(optional = true)
+  private String typeName;
+
   public Route() {
 
   }
@@ -119,6 +122,14 @@ public void setType(int type) {
     this.type = type;
   }
 
+  public String getTypeName() {
+    return typeName;
+  }
+
+  public void setTypeName(String typeName) {
+    this.typeName = typeName;
+  }
+
   public String getUrl() {
     return url;
   }
diff --git a/onebusaway-gtfs/src/test/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/serialization/GtfsReaderTest.java b/onebusaway-gtfs/src/test/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/serialization/GtfsReaderTest.java
index 623945d22..6511e614b 100644
--- a/onebusaway-gtfs/src/test/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/serialization/GtfsReaderTest.java
+++ b/onebusaway-gtfs/src/test/java/org/onebusaway/gtfs/serialization/GtfsReaderTest.java
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ public void testAllFields() throws IOException {
         "S1,Stop,47.0,-122.0,description,123,N,1,1234,http://agency.gov/stop,1,Z");
     gtfs.putLines(
         "routes.txt",
-        "agency_id,route_id,route_short_name,route_long_name,route_type,route_desc,route_color,route_text_color,"
+        "agency_id,route_id,route_short_name,route_long_name,route_type,route_type_name,route_desc,route_color,route_text_color,"
             + "route_bikes_allowed,route_url",
-        "1,R1,10,The Ten,3,route desc,FF0000,0000FF,1,http://agency.gov/route");
+        "1,R1,10,The Ten,3,\"Magic Schoolbus\",route desc,FF0000,0000FF,1,http://agency.gov/route");
     gtfs.putLines(
         "trips.txt",
         "route_id,service_id,trip_id,trip_headsign,trip_short_name,direction_id,block_id,shape_id,route_short_name,"
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ public void testAllFields() throws IOException {
     assertEquals("10", route.getShortName());
     assertEquals("The Ten", route.getLongName());
     assertEquals(3, route.getType());
+    assertEquals("Magic Schoolbus", route.getTypeName());
     assertEquals("route desc", route.getDesc());
     assertEquals("FF0000", route.getColor());
     assertEquals("0000FF", route.getTextColor());