irail & betrains

iRail & BeTrains

@KevinVanWilder

iRail API /stations/

<stations timestamp="050810"> <station locationX="4.038586" locationY="50.1345678"> AALST </station> ... </stations>

iRail API /liveboard/?station=STATIONNAME

/liveboard/?id=BE.NMBS.1

<liveboard version="1.0“ timestamp="123456789"> <station locationX="4.21485" locationY="..."> GENT ST P [B] </station> <departures number="2"> <departure delay="xx" id="0"> <station locationX="..." locationY="..."> STATIONNAME </station> <vehicle> Be.NMBS.P2000 </vehicle> <time formatted="iso8601">U</time> <platform>X</platform> </departure> ... </departures> </liveboard>

iRail API

• Train schedules /connections/?to=STATION1&from=STATION2

• List all stations /stations/

• Station liveboard /liveboard/?station=STATIONNAME

• Vehicle information /vehicle/?id=Be.NMBS.P1234

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iRailForJ

IRail iRail = new IRail("http://api.irail.be","nl");

List<Connection> connections =

iRail.getConnections("LIEDEKERKE","BRUSSEL CENTRAAL");

for(Connection connection : connections) {

TripNode departure = connection.getDeparture();

TripNode arrival = connection.getArrival();

departure.getStation().getName() // Schaerbeek

departure.getVehicle().getType() // IC2367

departure.getDelay() // 60

}

Old: http://code.google.com/p/betrains/

New: http://code.google.com/p/betrains-android/

http://project.irail.be