GTFS Schedule Validation Report

duplicate_route_name

Two distinct routes have either the same route_short_name, the same route_long_name, or the same combination of route_short_name and route_long_name.

All routes of the same route_type with the same agency_id should have unique combinations of route_short_name and route_long_name.

Note that there may be valid cases where routes have the same short and long name, e.g., if they serve different areas. However, different directions must be modeled as the same route.

Example of bad data:

route_id	route_short_name	route_long_name
route1	U1	Southern
route2	U1	Southern

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csvRowNumber1 (?) The row number of the first occurrence.	routeId1 (?) The id of the the first occurrence.	csvRowNumber2 (?) The row number of the other occurrence.	routeId2 (?) The id of the the other occurrence.	routeShortName (?) Common `routes.route_short_name`.	routeLongName (?) Common `routes.route_long_name`.	routeTypeValue (?) Common `routes.route_type`.	agencyId (?) Common `routes.agency_id`.
3	"LVL1"	4	"LVL2"	"LVL"	"Lowville Village Routes"	3	"LCPT"
3	"LVL1"	5	"LVL3"	"LVL"	"Lowville Village Routes"	3	"LCPT"
15	"FDRed"	16	"FDWhite"	"FD"	"Fort Drum Circuit"	3	"LCPT"
15	"FDRed"	17	"FDBlue"	"FD"	"Fort Drum Circuit"	3	"LCPT"

expired_calendar

Dataset should not contain date ranges for services that have already expired.

This warning takes into account the calendar_dates.txt file as well as the calendar.txt file.

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csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record.	serviceId (?) The service id of the faulty record.
5	"OF-IB WD"
6	"OF-IB WND"
7	"OF-OB 2030 WND"
8	"OF-OB 2030 WN"
9	"OF-OB 2000 WND"
10	"OF-OB 2000 WD"
11	"OF-OB 1900 WND"
12	"OF-OB 1900 WD"
13	"OF-OB 1830 WND"
14	"OF-OB 1830 WD"
15	"OF-OB 1800 WND"
16	"OF-OB 1800 WD"
17	"OF-OB 1730 WND"
18	"OF-OB 1730 WD"
19	"OF-OB 1630 WND"
20	"OF-OB 1630 WD"

missing_feed_contact_email_and_url

Best Practices for feed_info.txt suggest providing at least one of feed_contact_email and feed_contact_url.

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csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the validated record.
2

missing_recommended_field

A recommended field is missing.

The given field has no value in some input row, even though values are recommended.

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filename (?) The name of the faulty file.	csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record.	fieldName (?) The name of the missing field.
"feed_info.txt"	2	"feed_version"

missing_timepoint_value

stop_times.timepoint value is missing for a record.

When at least one of stop_times.arrival_time or stop_times.departure_time are provided, stop_times.timepoint should be defined

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Only the first 50 of 280 affected records are displayed below.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	tripId (?) The faulty record's `stop_times.trip_id`.	stopSequence (?) The faulty record's `stop_times.stop_sequence`.
2	"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	0
3	"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	1
4	"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	2
5	"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	3
6	"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	4
7	"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	5
8	"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	6
10	"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	8
11	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	0
12	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	1
13	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	2
14	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	3
15	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	4
16	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	5
17	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	6
18	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	7
20	"Old Forge Return - 1630"	9
23	"JCCS"	2
24	"JCCS"	3
25	"JCCS"	4
26	"JCCS"	5
27	"JCCS"	6
28	"JCCS"	7
29	"JCCS"	8
30	"JCCS"	9
32	"JCCS"	11
33	"JCCS"	12
34	"JCCS"	13
35	"JCCS"	14
40	"UTCNT"	4
41	"UTCNT"	5
42	"UTCNT"	6
43	"UTCNT"	7
44	"UTCNT"	8
47	"UTCNT"	11
48	"UTCNT"	12
49	"UTCNT"	13
53	"FD-Mid"	2
55	"FD-Mid"	4
67	"UTCNA"	1
68	"UTCNA"	2
69	"UTCNA"	3
72	"UTCNA"	6
73	"UTCNA"	7
74	"UTCNA"	8
75	"UTCNA"	9
76	"UTCNA"	10
77	"UTCNA"	11
82	"633S"	1
83	"633S"	2

mixed_case_recommended_field

This field has customer-facing text and should use Mixed Case (should contain upper and lower case letters).

This field contains customer-facing text and should use Mixed Case (upper and lower case letters) to ensure good readability when displayed to riders. Avoid the use of abbreviations throughout the feed (e.g. St. for Street) unless a location is called by its abbreviated name (e.g. “JFK Airport”). Abbreviations may be problematic for accessibility by screen reader software and voice user interfaces.

Good examples:

Field Text	Dataset
"Schwerin, Hauptbahnhof"	Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
"Red Hook/Atlantic Basin"	NYC Ferry
"Campo Grande Norte"	Carris

Bad examples:

Field Text
"GALLERIA MALL"
"3427 GG 17"
"21 Clark Rd Est"

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filename (?) Name of the faulty file.	fieldName (?) Name of the faulty field.	fieldValue (?) Faulty value.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"634 PM"	2
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"632 AM"	6
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"632 PM"	7
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"631 AM"	8
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"631 PM"	9
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"633 AM"	10
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"633 PM"	11
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"634 AM"	12
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"JCC AM"	13
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"JCC PM"	14
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"560 AM"	19
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"560 PM"	20
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"548/549 AM"	21
"routes.txt"	"route_short_name"	"548/549 PM"	22

route_color_contrast

Insufficient route color contrast.

A route's color and route_text_color should be contrasting.

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routeId (?) The id of the faulty record.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	routeColor (?) The faulty record's HTML route color.	routeTextColor (?) The faulty record's HTML route text color.
"czco"	23	"#66F0EC"	"#FFFFFF"

route_long_name_contains_short_name

Long name should not contain short name for a single route.

In routes.txt, route_long_name should not contain the value for route_short_name, because when both are provided, they are often combined by transit applications. Note that only one of the two fields is required. If there is no short name used for a route, use route_long_name only.

Good examples:

route_short_name/route_long_name	Dataset
"N"/"Judah"	Muni San Fransisco
"6"/"ML King Jr Blvd"	Trimet Portland Streetcar
"55"/"Boulevard Saint Laurent"	STM Montreal
"1"/"Rangiora/Cashmere"	Metro Christchurch

Bad examples:

route_short_name/route_long_name
"604"/"604"
"14"/"Route 14"
"2"/"Route 2: Bellows Falls In-Town"

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routeId (?) The id of the faulty record.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	routeShortName (?) The faulty record's `route_short_name`.	routeLongName (?) The faulty record's `route_long_name`.
"czco"	23	"South Post / Airfield"	"South Post / Airfield"
"jt2h"	24	"Main Post"	"Main Post"

route_short_name_too_long

Short name of a route is too long (more than 12 characters).

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routeId (?) The id of the faulty record.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	routeShortName (?) The faulty record's `route_short_name`.
"czco"	23	"South Post / Airfield"

same_name_and_description_for_stop

Same name and description for stop.

The GTFS spec defines stops.txt stop_description as:

Description of the location that provides useful, quality information. Do not simply duplicate the name of the location.

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csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	stopId (?) The id of the faulty record.	stopDesc (?) The faulty record's `stop_desc`.
83	"082"	"Thrive/Common 7550 S State St - Lowville"

stop_without_stop_time

A stop in stops.txt is not referenced by any stop_times.stop_id.

Such stops are not used by any trip and normally do not provide user value. This notice may indicate a typo in stop_times.txt.

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csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	stopId (?) The id of the faulty stop.	stopName (?) The name of the faulty stop.
7	"066"	"Remsen Dollar General"
8	"010"	"Castorland Post Office"
9	"001"	"Ace Hardware"
10	"002"	"Alder Creek Citgo"
12	"006"	"Belfort Inn"
14	"013"	"Constableville Petroleum"
16	"015"	"Copenhagen Stewarts"
17	"017"	"Crossroads"
19	"020"	"Eddie's Meat Market"
22	"026"	"Glenfield Post Office"
24	"028"	"Harrisville Main Street Parking Lot"
26	"030"	"Joshs Riverside Restaurant"
27	"032"	"Kraft"
34	"044"	"Mc Manus Hotel"
35	"046"	"New Bremen Fire Department"
36	"047"	"New Hartford Shopping Center"
40	"052"	"Remsen Soda Fountain"
61	"056"	"New Hartford Sangertown Mall Boscovs"
93	"090"	"AAFES Shoppette / Popeyes / Laundromat"

trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance_below_threshold

The distance between the last shape point and last stop point is greater than 0 but less than the 11.1m threshold.

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tripId (?) The faulty record's trip id.	shapeId (?) The faulty record's shape id.	maxTripDistanceTraveled (?) The faulty record's trip max distance traveled.	maxShapeDistanceTraveled (?) The faulty record's shape max distance traveled.	geoDistanceToShape (?) The distance in meters between the shape and the stop.
"73be079e-e623-4604-82a0-9de8fbd647aa"	"sxef"	125273.88473402544	125234.74377069862	1.366780529396883
"Old Forge Return - 1630"	"iine"	136033.44676546953	135990.94405101816	1.1472361931567843
"Old Forge Return - 1800"	"iine"	136033.44676546953	135990.94405101816	1.1472361931567843
"Old Forge Return - 1730"	"iine"	136033.44676546953	135990.94405101816	1.1472361931567843
"Old Forge Return - 1830"	"iine"	136033.44676546953	135990.94405101816	1.1472361931567843
"Old Forge Return - 1900"	"iine"	136033.44676546953	135990.94405101816	1.1472361931567843
"LLD3"	"uz8q"	34720.36735445806	34709.519214574764	2.33144703032939
"Old Forge Return - 2000"	"iine"	136033.44676546953	135990.94405101816	1.1472361931567843
"Old Forge Return - 2030"	"iine"	136033.44676546953	135990.94405101816	1.1472361931567843
"bb597728-8cd7-427a-8ea5-0fee2170c0d9"	"sxef"	125273.88473402544	125234.74377069862	1.366780529396883
"2cd915aa-4ef0-4897-b133-d84803076257"	"sxef"	125273.88473402544	125234.74377069862	1.366780529396883
"7dae21d8-3f77-4f29-bfce-d49e9d0e93c4"	"sxef"	125273.88473402544	125234.74377069862	1.366780529396883
"e2d43a94-c5b9-48d0-8c84-d27ebeb3dafb"	"sxef"	125273.88473402544	125234.74377069862	1.366780529396883
"cd756622-8872-41f2-bac0-6f278756d509"	"sxef"	125273.88473402544	125234.74377069862	1.366780529396883
"8cd95e7c-91ba-47c7-a729-e178d7df56b6"	"sxef"	125273.88473402544	125234.74377069862	1.366780529396883
"LLD2"	"7205"	24140.859092477996	24133.316447157908	3.7029757028195163
"48742548-3c12-4f7d-9e0d-37e3355e67b5"	"bqct"	47124.667591180514	47109.943813037295	6.23136722598232
"515483fa-81b6-42c2-a18c-724124a1f17c"	"ede1"	36431.43925828793	36420.05650576143	7.059394644434686
"ef060260-f2be-4faf-8630-57808a6899f9"	"ejo5"	8787.420884281008	8784.675315088354	6.943135065046449

unknown_column

A column name is unknown.

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filename (?) The name of the faulty file.	fieldName (?) The name of the unknown column.	index (?) The index of the faulty column.
"agency.txt"	"agency_branding_url"	7
"feed_info.txt"	"feed_id"	2
"routes.txt"	"route_branding_url"	8

unused_station

Unused station.

A stop has location_type STATION (1) but does not appear in any stop's parent_station.

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csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	stopId (?) The id of the faulty stop.	stopName (?) The name of the faulty stop.
11	"003"	"BBS"