A　lot　of　attention　has　been　paid　on　the　differences　of　operation　and　service　characteristics　between　traditional　taxis　and　transportation　network　company　(TNC)　cars.　Based　on　the　multi-source　data　including　taximeter　data,　GPS　data　of　the　traditional　taxi,　and　TNC　data　in　working　days　in　September　2015,　this　paper　proposes　taxi　operation　characteristic　index　model　and　compares　the　operation　characteristics　from　the　views　of　operation　intensity,　and　spatial　and　temporal　distribution.　The　analysis　results　indicate　that　the　operation　intensity　of　TNC　cars　is　40%　when　compared　to　that　of　the　traditional　taxis　in　general.　More　than　50%　of　the　TNC　transactions　are　mainly　concentrated　during　morning　and　evening　peak　hours　and　during　the　night.　Spatial　distribution　shows　that　the　TNC　pick-up　hotspots　coincide　with　that　of　the　traditional　taxis　in　the　downtown　area.　But,　on　the　regions　outside　of　the　downtown　where　the　taxi　supply　is　not　sufficient,　TNCs　form　the　significant　replacement　for　the　traditional　taxi　service.　The　balance　coefficient　(BC)　in　these　regions　could　also　be　increased　by　9%　in　peak　hours.　This　paper　provides　an　important　support　for　the　scientific　management　and　service　quality　improvement　of　the　taxi　industry.　©　2017　ASCE.