GTFS Schedule Validation Report

decreasing_or_equal_stop_time_distance

Decreasing or equal shape_dist_traveled in stop_times.txt.

When sorted by stop_times.stop_sequence, two consecutive entries in stop_times.txt should have increasing distance, based on the field shape_dist_traveled. If the values are equal, this is considered as an error.

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tripId (?) The id of the faulty trip.	stopId (?) The id of the faulty stop.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number from `stop_times.txt`.	shapeDistTraveled (?) Actual distance traveled along the shape from the first shape point to the faulty record.	stopSequence (?) The faulty record's `stop_times.stop_sequence`.	prevCsvRowNumber (?) The row number from `stop_times.txt` of the previous stop time.	prevShapeDistTraveled (?) Actual distance traveled along the shape from the first shape point to the previous stop time.	prevStopSequence (?) The previous record's `stop_times.stop_sequence`.
"WL5"	"7480522"	2276	254.83790601708554	1	2275	17291.544065512244	0
"WL2"	"7480522"	2216	254.83790601708554	1	2215	17291.544065512244	0
"WL1"	"7480522"	2196	254.83790601708554	1	2195	17291.544065512244	0
"WL4"	"7480522"	2256	254.83790601708554	1	2255	17291.544065512244	0
"WL3"	"7480522"	2236	254.83790601708554	1	2235	17291.544065512244	0

equal_shape_distance_same_coordinates

Two consecutive points have equal shape_dist_traveled and the same lat/lon coordinates in shapes.txt.

When sorted by shape.shape_pt_sequence, the values for shape_dist_traveled must increase along a shape. Two consecutive points with equal values for shape_dist_traveled and the same coordinates indicate a duplicative shape point.

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shapeId (?) The id of the faulty shape.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number from `shapes.txt`.	shapeDistTraveled (?) Actual distance traveled along the shape from the first shape point to the faulty record.	shapePtSequence (?) The faulty record's `shapes.shape_pt_sequence`.	prevCsvRowNumber (?) The row number from `shapes.txt` of the previous shape point.	prevShapeDistTraveled (?) Actual distance traveled along the shape from the first shape point to the previous shape point.	prevShapePtSequence (?) The previous record's `shapes.shape_pt_sequence`.
"18922"	2643	8408.382861588558	202	2642	8408.382861588558	201

leading_or_trailing_whitespaces

The value in CSV file has leading or trailing whitespaces.

This notice is emitted for values protected with double quotes since whitespaces for non-protected values are trimmed automatically by CSV parser.

The validator strips whitespaces from protected values. We do not see any use case when such a whitespace may be needed. On the other hand, some real-world feeds use trailing whitespaces for some values and omit them for the others. This is causing the largest problem when a primary key and a foreign key differ just by a whitespace: it is clear that they are intended to be the same, that is why we always strip whitespaces.

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filename (?) The name of the faulty file.	csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record.	fieldName (?) Faulty record's field name.	fieldValue (?) Faulty value.
"stops.txt"	41	"stop_name"	"Brown St | W College St "
"stops.txt"	48	"stop_name"	"Bultman Dr | High Point Furniture "
"stops.txt"	54	"stop_name"	"Magnolia St | DHHS "
"stops.txt"	175	"stop_name"	"South Calhoun St & McDonald Place "
"stops.txt"	181	"stop_name"	"Howard Middle School "
"stops.txt"	217	"stop_name"	" Employment One Stop"
"stops.txt"	223	"stop_name"	"Spring Creek Apt | Mineral Cir "
"stops.txt"	290	"stop_name"	"Five Chop Rd. @ Myers Rd. "
"stops.txt"	308	"stop_name"	"Chestnut Pointe Apt | Russell Ave "

missing_feed_info_date

One of feed_start_date or feed_end_date is specified, but not both.

Even though feed_info.start_date and feed_info.end_date are optional, if one field is provided the second one should also be provided.

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csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	fieldName (?) Either `feed_end_date` or `feed_start_date`.
2	"feed_end_date"

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_end_date"

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.
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"DSS, DHEC & DSNB"	133
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"CVS & FOOD LION"	144
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"BISHOPVILLE DIALYSIS"	164
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"DSS & COA YMCA"	192
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"DSS & DHEC"	220
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"NB-MULDROW"	238
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"WB-CEDAR & HEYWARD"	240
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"WB-CEDAR & WOODWARD"	241
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"EB-PARK & CALHOUN"	242
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"EB-CEDAR & WOODWARD"	243
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"EB_CEDAR & HEYWARD"	244

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`.
"3823"	2	"Route 40 North Main"	"Route 40 North Main"
"3834"	3	"Route 120 West Liberty St"	"Route 120 West Liberty St"
"3837"	4	"Route 90 Broad St"	"Route 90 Broad St"
"3842"	5	"Route 70 Shaw Shuttle"	"Route 70 Shaw Shuttle"
"3887"	7	"Lee County Trans - Loop 1"	"Lee County Trans - Loop 1"
"3888"	8	"Lee County Trans - Loop 2"	"Lee County Trans - Loop 2"
"3889"	9	"Green Route"	"Green Route"
"3890"	10	"Lee County Trans Loop 3"	"Lee County Trans Loop 3"
"3910"	11	"Purple Route"	"Purple Route"
"3949"	12	"Mid Day Express"	"Mid Day Express"
"3956"	13	"Orangeburg / St. Matthews"	"Orangeburg / St. Matthews"
"3959"	14	"St. Matthews In Town"	"St. Matthews In Town"
"5375"	15	"Route 80 Voc. Rehab"	"Route 80 Voc. Rehab Revised June 2021"
"6652"	17	"Rt. 71"	"Rt. 71 Cherryvale/ Shaw Shuttle Connector (IB) 9/10"

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`.
"3823"	2	"Route 40 North Main"
"3834"	3	"Route 120 West Liberty St"
"3837"	4	"Route 90 Broad St"
"3842"	5	"Route 70 Shaw Shuttle"
"3887"	7	"Lee County Trans - Loop 1"
"3888"	8	"Lee County Trans - Loop 2"
"3890"	10	"Lee County Trans Loop 3"
"3949"	12	"Mid Day Express"
"3956"	13	"Orangeburg / St. Matthews"
"3959"	14	"St. Matthews In Town"
"5375"	15	"Route 80 Voc. Rehab"

same_name_and_description_for_route

Same name and description for route.

The GTFS spec defines routes.txt route_desc as:

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

See the GTFS and GTFS Best Practices links below for more examples of how to populate the route_short_name, route_long_name, and route_desc fields.

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csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	routeId (?) The id of the faulty record.	routeDesc (?) The `routes.routes_desc` of the faulty record.	specifiedField (?) Either `route_short_name` or `route_long_name`.
2	"3823"	"Route 40 North Main"	"route_short_name"
3	"3834"	"Route 120 West Liberty St"	"route_short_name"
4	"3837"	"Route 90 Broad St"	"route_short_name"
5	"3842"	"Route 70 Shaw Shuttle"	"route_short_name"
7	"3887"	"Lee County Trans - Loop 1"	"route_short_name"
8	"3888"	"Lee County Trans - Loop 2"	"route_short_name"
9	"3889"	"Green Route"	"route_short_name"
10	"3890"	"Lee County Trans Loop 3"	"route_short_name"
11	"3910"	"Purple Route"	"route_short_name"
12	"3949"	"Mid Day Express"	"route_short_name"
13	"3956"	"Orangeburg / St. Matthews"	"route_short_name"
14	"3959"	"St. Matthews In Town"	"route_short_name"

stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance

Stop time too far from shape.

A stop time entry that is a large distance away from the location of the shape in shapes.txt as defined by shape_dist_traveled values.

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tripCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record from `trips.txt`.	shapeId (?) The id of the shape that is referred to.	tripId (?) The id of the trip that is referred to.	stopTimeCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record from `stop_times.txt`.	stopId (?) The id of the stop that is referred to.	stopName (?) The name of the stop that is referred to.	match (?) Latitude and longitude pair of the location.	geoDistanceToShape (?) Distance from stop to shape.
2	"19892"	"BA1"	31	"4153608"	"Broad St | Walmart Supercenter"	[33.95924038691301,-80.3904751725837]	127.93463781156505
2	"19892"	"BA1"	32	"7457565"	"Dollar Tree Walmart Parking Lot"	[33.9589740369219,-80.390516]	152.4588224069338
2	"19892"	"BA1"	33	"4153609"	"Gateway Plaza"	[33.95769131604785,-80.39074524794401]	355.08926777042706
2	"19892"	"BA1"	34	"7483964"	"4153610-W Wesmark Blvd Domino's/IGA"	[33.95762104013251,-80.38792896761989]	586.7024566686163
2	"19892"	"BA1"	35	"7457566"	"Safe Federal Credit Union W Wesmark"	[33.95232225317291,-80.38750376735766]	492.1273012963653
2	"19892"	"BA1"	36	"7464174"	"W Wesmark Blvd/Ace Hardware"	[33.95091207231817,-80.38496941294143]	581.2988658559135
2	"19892"	"BA1"	37	"4153611"	"Broad St Mariachis"	[33.9508547053781,-80.38157732464035]	481.10309963939375
2	"19892"	"BA1"	38	"4153612"	"Broad St Dollar General"	[33.95123494243798,-80.37881335678729]	484.0010032966971
2	"19892"	"BA1"	39	"4214210"	"Broad St | KFC"	[33.95086710283835,-80.37680826672188]	587.0453549615421
2	"19892"	"BA1"	40	"7457567"	"Central Carolina on Broad St"	[33.94834813987261,-80.37496489787016]	582.3596828206181
2	"19892"	"BA1"	41	"4215178"	"Broad St Little Caersars"	[33.945873784846235,-80.3731591319725]	581.7177139218359
2	"19892"	"BA1"	42	"4153613"	"Broad St & Providence St"	[33.94402141736453,-80.37104981492897]	585.6070425657305
2	"19892"	"BA1"	43	"7457568"	"Broad St Napa Auto Parts"	[33.94178336414217,-80.36738898402102]	585.972632623819
2	"19892"	"BA1"	44	"4153614"	"Broad St Shrimper"	[33.93983332614938,-80.3642141932362]	585.9788402313899
2	"19892"	"BA1"	45	"7615673"	"Tisdale Automotive /Broad St."	[33.93705577556095,-80.35977080574482]	586.0742841102954
2	"19892"	"BA1"	46	"4153615"	"Broad St & Marshall St"	[33.93603610007034,-80.35814956983761]	641.5428391114364
2	"19892"	"BA1"	47	"4153616"	"Broad St & N Salem St"	[33.933782163993264,-80.35458770487953]	585.8377182711592
2	"19892"	"BA1"	48	"7457570"	"Broad St Sumter Pediatrics"	[33.93119982103928,-80.35044365265962]	585.8600571408331
2	"19892"	"BA1"	49	"7457571"	"Broad St OYO Hotel"	[33.92960325213057,-80.3479581101905]	540.5522499008688
2	"19892"	"BA1"	50	"4216820"	"N Washington ST Tuomey cancer Treatment Center"	[33.92849646083834,-80.34625028208961]	525.2567445455385
2	"19892"	"BA1"	51	"7464175"	"washington St/Wells Fargo Bank"	[33.92666647590177,-80.34423777737888]	587.3876972667483
2	"19892"	"BA1"	52	"7457572"	"W Liberty St Sherwin Williams"	[33.925319435083296,-80.34432992707387]	535.3023677568106
2	"19892"	"BA1"	53	"4152367"	"E Liberty St | J O'Grady"	[33.923189139731356,-80.34449626094077]	422.8759746601984
2	"19892"	"BA1"	54	"4057663"	"Harvin St | Housing Authority"	[33.92070556634252,-80.34466544530116]	450.29929531286064
2	"19892"	"BA1"	55	"4057646"	"JEC Intermodal Center"	[33.91999263507705,-80.34021083848234]	402.57893083961073

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.
2	"10291207"	"Huntington @ Coachman Dr"
3	"10291295"	"Ashton Mills @ Lewis"
32	"10433041"	"Ashton Mills Apt/ Lewis (IB)"
37	"10842323"	"Carolina Center"
53	"4057661"	"Morris College (to Transit)"
88	"4153610"	"W Wesmark Blvd Library"
126	"4225552"	"Adult & Recreation Complex"
130	"4225557"	"Chappell Park"
135	"4225562"	"Woodside Apartments"
137	"4225676"	"Heyward & Law St."
139	"4225678"	"McDonald Place & S. Calhoun St."
140	"4225679"	"Morgan Alley & S. Calhoun St."
141	"4225680"	"King & S.Calhoun St."
148	"4225687"	"Lee & Church St."
151	"4226707"	"Freds"
166	"4233296"	"Chappell Park RV"
173	"4233799"	"South Calhoun & King"
174	"4233800"	"South Calhoun & Morgan"
175	"4233801"	"South Calhoun St & McDonald Place"
183	"4246784"	"Goff Ave & Lawton"
188	"4246789"	"Roosevelt Garden Apts"
189	"4246790"	"Family Health Center"
204	"4273692"	"Palmetto Richland Hospital"

stops_match_shape_out_of_order

Two stop entries are different than their arrival-departure order defined by shapes.txt.

This could indicate a problem with the location of the stops, the path of the shape, or the sequence of the stops for their trip.

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tripCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record from `trips.txt`.	shapeId (?) The id of the shape that is referred to.	tripId (?) The id of the trip that is referred to.	stopTimeCsvRowNumber1 (?) The row number of the first faulty record from `stop_times.txt`.	stopId1 (?) The id of the first stop that is referred to.	stopName1 (?) The name of the first stop that is referred to.	match1 (?) Latitude and longitude pair of the first matching location.	stopTimeCsvRowNumber2 (?) The row number of the second faulty record from `stop_times.txt`.	stopId2 (?) The id of the second stop that is referred to.	stopName2 (?) The name of the second stop that is referred to.	match2 (?) Latitude and longitude pair of the second matching location.
82	"23182"	"WL1"	2196	"7480522"	"S Harvin St | Kendrick St"	[33.916367,-80.339197]	2195	"4057646"	"JEC Intermodal Center"	[33.9163813795486,-80.33928003009466]

unknown_file

A file is unknown.

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filename (?) The name of the unknown file.
"calendar_attributes.txt"
"realtime_routes.txt"
"directions.txt"