diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mtransit/parser/DefaultAgencyTools.java b/src/main/java/org/mtransit/parser/DefaultAgencyTools.java
index 89d7a7a..97370ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mtransit/parser/DefaultAgencyTools.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mtransit/parser/DefaultAgencyTools.java
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ public String cleanRouteLongName(@NotNull String routeLongName) {
 		}
 		routeLongName = Configs.getRouteConfig().cleanRouteLongName(routeLongName);
 		if (defaultStringsCleanerEnabled()) {
-			return StringsCleaner.cleanRouteLongName(routeLongName, getSupportedLanguages(), lowerUCStrings(), lowerUCWords(), getIgnoreUCWords());
+			return StringsCleaner.cleanRouteLongName(routeLongName, getSupportedLanguages(), getAgencyRouteType(), lowerUCStrings(), lowerUCWords(), getIgnoreUCWords());
 		}
 		return org.mtransit.commons.CleanUtils.cleanLabel(getFirstLanguageNN(), routeLongName);
 	}
@@ -692,6 +692,12 @@ public boolean excludeRouteNullable(@Nullable GRoute gRoute) {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean excludeRoute(@NotNull GRoute gRoute) {
+		if (Configs.getRouteConfig().keepRoutes(gRoute)) {
+			return KEEP;
+		}
+		if (Configs.getRouteConfig().excludeRoutes(gRoute)) {
+			return EXCLUDE;
+		}
 		//noinspection ConstantConditions
 		if (getOriginalAgencyRouteType() == null) {
 			throw new MTLog.Fatal("ERROR: unspecified agency route type '%s'!", getOriginalAgencyRouteType());
@@ -746,7 +752,7 @@ public void setDirectionHeadsign(@NotNull MRoute mRoute, @NotNull MDirection mDi
 	public String cleanTripHeadsign(@NotNull String tripHeadsign) {
 		tripHeadsign = Configs.getRouteConfig().cleanTripHeadsign(tripHeadsign);
 		if (defaultStringsCleanerEnabled()) {
-			return StringsCleaner.cleanTripHeadsign(tripHeadsign, getSupportedLanguages(), lowerUCStrings(), lowerUCWords(), getIgnoreUCWords(), Configs.getRouteConfig().getTripHeadsignRemoveVia());
+			return StringsCleaner.cleanTripHeadsign(tripHeadsign, getSupportedLanguages(), getAgencyRouteType(), lowerUCStrings(), lowerUCWords(), getIgnoreUCWords(), Configs.getRouteConfig().getTripHeadsignRemoveVia());
 		}
 		return tripHeadsign;
 	}
@@ -1142,8 +1148,9 @@ public boolean excludeCalendar(@NotNull GCalendar gCalendar) {
 	@NotNull
 	@Override
 	public String cleanStopName(@NotNull String gStopName) {
+		gStopName = Configs.getRouteConfig().cleanStopName(gStopName);
 		if (defaultStringsCleanerEnabled()) {
-			return StringsCleaner.cleanStopName(gStopName, getSupportedLanguages(), lowerUCStrings(), lowerUCWords(), getIgnoreUCWords());
+			return StringsCleaner.cleanStopName(gStopName, getSupportedLanguages(), getAgencyRouteType(), lowerUCStrings(), lowerUCWords(), getIgnoreUCWords());
 		}
 		return org.mtransit.commons.CleanUtils.cleanLabel(getFirstLanguageNN(), gStopName);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mtransit/parser/config/gtfs/data/RouteConfig.kt b/src/main/java/org/mtransit/parser/config/gtfs/data/RouteConfig.kt
index 14bf191..cb077c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mtransit/parser/config/gtfs/data/RouteConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mtransit/parser/config/gtfs/data/RouteConfig.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import org.mtransit.parser.gtfs.data.GTrip
 
 @Serializable
 data class RouteConfig(
+    @SerialName("keep_routes")
+    val keepRoutes: List<RouteDef> = emptyList(), // force additional routes to be included (different types...)
+    @SerialName("exclude_routes")
+    val excludeRoutes: List<RouteDef> = emptyList(), // force additional routes to be excluded
     // ID
     @SerialName("default_route_id_enabled")
     val defaultRouteIdEnabled: Boolean = false, // OPT-IN feature
@@ -91,6 +95,8 @@ data class RouteConfig(
     val stopCodePrependIfMissing: String? = null, // optional
     @SerialName("use_stop_id_hash_code")
     val useStopIdHashCode: Boolean = false, // OPT-IN feature
+    @SerialName("stop_name_cleaners")
+    val stopNameCleaners: List<Cleaner> = emptyList(),
     @SerialName("stop_headsign_remove_trip_headsign")
     val stopHeadsignRemoveTripHeadsign: Boolean = false, // OPT-IN feature
     @SerialName("stop_headsign_remove_route_long_name")
@@ -104,6 +110,14 @@ data class RouteConfig(
     val allowInvalidStopTimesUntil: String? = null, // OPT-IN feature
 ) {
 
+    @Serializable
+    data class RouteDef(
+        @SerialName("route_id")
+        val routeId: String? = null,
+        @SerialName("route_short_name")
+        val routeShortName: String? = null,
+    )
+
     @Serializable
     data class RouteShortNameToRouteIdConfig(
         @SerialName("route_short_name")
@@ -168,6 +182,20 @@ data class RouteConfig(
         val ignoreCase: Boolean = false,
     )
 
+    fun keepRoutes(gRoute: GRoute) =
+        this.keepRoutes.any {
+            //noinspection DiscouragedApi
+            it.routeId != null && gRoute.routeId == it.routeId
+                    || it.routeShortName != null && gRoute.routeShortName == it.routeShortName
+        }
+
+    fun excludeRoutes(gRoute: GRoute) =
+        this.excludeRoutes.any {
+            //noinspection DiscouragedApi
+            it.routeId != null && gRoute.routeId == it.routeId
+                    || it.routeShortName != null && gRoute.routeShortName == it.routeShortName
+        }
+
     fun convertRouteIdFromShortNameNotSupported(routeShortName: String) =
         this.routeShortNameToRouteIdConfigs
             .singleOrNull { it.routeShortName == routeShortName }?.routeId
@@ -209,6 +237,9 @@ data class RouteConfig(
     fun cleanTripHeadsign(tripHeadsign: String) =
         cleanString(tripHeadsign, this.tripHeadsignCleaners)
 
+    fun cleanStopName(stopName: String) =
+        cleanString(stopName, this.stopNameCleaners)
+
     private val _tripExcludes: List<Regex> by lazy {
         this.tripExcludes.mapNotNull {
             if (it.tripHeadsignRegex.isNullOrEmpty()) return@mapNotNull null