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+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+from uuid import UUID
+
+# Schema for creating a new Route
+class RouteCreate(BaseModel):
+    name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the route")
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Description of the route")
+    origin: str = Field(..., description="Origin location of the route")
+    destination: str = Field(..., description="Destination location of the route")
+    distance: int = Field(..., description="Distance of the route")
+    duration: int = Field(..., description="Duration of the route")
+
+# Schema for Route responses
+class RouteSchema(BaseModel):
+    id: UUID
+    name: str
+    description: Optional[str]
+    origin: str
+    destination: str
+    distance: int
+    duration: int
+    created_at: datetime
+    updated_at: datetime
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
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