GTFS Schedule Validation Report

This report was generated by the Canonical GTFS Schedule validator, version 7.1.0 at 2026-01-23T16:13:09Z,
for the dataset file:///shared/metro-transit-wisconsin.zip. No country code was provided.

Use this report alongside our documentation.

Summary

Agencies included

  • Metro Transit-City of Madison

Feed Info

Publisher Name:
Metro Transit-City of Madison
Publisher URL:
http://mymetrobus.com/
Feed Email:
mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com
Feed Language:
English
Feed Start Date:
2025-12-27
Feed End Date:
2026-02-28

Files included

  1. agency.txt
  2. calendar.txt
  3. calendar_dates.txt
  4. extended_data_dictionary.txt
  5. fare_capping.txt
  6. fare_leg_rules.txt
  7. fare_media.txt
  8. fare_products.txt
  9. fare_transfer_rules.txt
  10. feed_info.txt
  11. frequencies.txt
  12. linked_datasets.txt
  13. rider_categories.txt
  14. routes.txt
  15. shapes.txt
  16. stop_features.txt
  17. stop_times.txt
  18. stops.txt
  19. terms_of_use.txt
  20. transfers.txt
  21. translations.txt
  22. trips.txt

Counts

  • Agencies: 1
  • Blocks: 540
  • Routes: 29
  • Shapes: 183
  • Stops: 1683
  • Trips: 15835

Specification Compliance report

9011 notices reported (0 errors, 8987 warnings, 24 infos)

Notice Code Severity Total
expired_calendar WARNING 8

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.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record. serviceId (?) The service id of the faulty record.
2 "1"
4 "3"
6 "5"
7 "6"
9 "8"
10 "9"
12 "11"
13 "12"
mixed_case_recommended_field WARNING 8974

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"

You can see more about this notice here.

Only the first 50 of 8974 affected records are displayed below.

filename (?) Name of the faulty file. fieldName (?) Name of the faulty field. fieldValue (?) Faulty value. csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 2
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 3
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 4
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 5
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 6
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 7
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 8
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 9
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 10
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 11
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 12
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 13
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 14
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 15
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 16
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 17
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 18
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 19
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 20
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 21
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 22
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 23
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 24
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 25
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 26
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 27
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 28
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 29
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 30
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "INGERSOLL VIA SHERMAN" 31
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 257
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 258
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 259
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 260
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 261
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 262
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 263
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 264
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 265
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 266
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 267
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 268
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 269
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 270
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 271
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 272
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 273
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 274
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 275
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "WHITNEY VIA SHERMAN" 276
stop_without_stop_time WARNING 5

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.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record. stopId (?) The id of the faulty stop. stopName (?) The name of the faulty stop.
1661 "1274" "N Park at University"
1662 "2487" "N Park at W Johnson"
1663 "100141" "W Washington at S Fairchild"
1664 "101110" "E Dayton at Wisconsin"
1665 "109631" "W Main at Wildwood"
unknown_column INFO 19

unknown_column

A column name is unknown.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file. fieldName (?) The name of the unknown column. index (?) The index of the faulty column.
"trips.txt" "trip_direction_name" 11
"trips.txt" "trip_sort" 12
"agency.txt" "bike_policy_url" 9
"fare_products.txt" "duration_start" 5
"fare_products.txt" "duration_amount" 6
"fare_products.txt" "duration_unit" 7
"fare_products.txt" "duration_type" 8
"fare_products.txt" "cap_required" 11
"rider_categories.txt" "min_age" 4
"rider_categories.txt" "max_age" 5
"routes.txt" "route_service_name" 11
"routes.txt" "bikes_allowed" 13
"stops.txt" "sign_type" 13
"stops.txt" "jurisdiction_id" 14
"stops.txt" "relative_position" 15
"stops.txt" "cardinal_direction" 16
"stops.txt" "primary_street" 17
"stops.txt" "address_range" 18
"stops.txt" "cross_location" 19
unknown_file INFO 5

unknown_file

A file is unknown.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the unknown file.
"extended_data_dictionary.txt"
"fare_capping.txt"
"linked_datasets.txt"
"stop_features.txt"
"terms_of_use.txt"