Schedule Information API
Command: depart
Inputs
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| cmd=depart | Requests a trip based on departing at the time specified. (Required) |
| key=<key> | API registration key. (Required) |
| orig=<station> | Specifies the origination station. Stations should be specified using the four character abbreviations. (Required) |
| dest=<station> | Specifies the destination station. Stations should be specified using the four character abbreviations. (Required) |
| time=h:mm+am/pm | Specifies the departure time for the trip. Using "time=now" is also valid and will return the specified trips based on the current time. If not specified, defaults to the current time. (Optional) |
| date=<mm/dd/yyyy> | Specifies a specific date to use for calculating the trip. If not specified, the current date will be used. Also the terms "now" or "today" may be used instead of "mm/dd/yyyy". The date range period is 10 days in the past and 8 weeks in future. (Optional) |
| b=<number> | This allows specifying how many trips before the specified time should be returned. This parameter defaults to 2, and can be set between 0 and 3. (Optional) |
| a=<number> | This allows specifying how many trips after the specified time should be returned. This parameter defaults to 2, and can be set between 1 and 3. (Optional) |
| Sum of a & b | Sum of a and b has to be less or equal to 6. These parameters defaults to 3 each if sum of a and b is more than 6 |
| l=<number> | Specifies whether the legend information should be included. By default it is 0 (not shown), but can be turned on by setting it to 1. (Optional) |
| json=y | Returns API output in JSON format. Default output is XML if parameter not specified. (Optional) |
Notes
None.
Results
XML Sample
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
<uri>
<![CDATA[https://api.bart.gov/api/sched.aspx?cmd=depart&orig=ASHB&dest=CIVC&date=now&b=2&a=2&l=1]]>
</uri>
<origin>ASHB</origin>
<destination>CIVC</destination>
<sched_num>45</sched_num>
<schedule>
<date>Jan 2, 2018</date>
<time>10:09 AM</time>
<before>2</before>
<after>2</after>
<request>
<trip origin="ASHB" destination="CIVC" fare="4.45" origTimeMin="9:57 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018 " destTimeMin="10:22 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" clipper="1.45" tripTime="25">
<fares level="normal">
<fare amount="3.95" class="clipper" name="Clipper"/>
<fare amount="4.45" class="cash" name="BART Blue Ticket"/>
<fare amount="1.45" class="rtcclipper" name="Senior/Disabled Clipper"/>
<fare amount="1.95" class="student" name="Youth Clipper"/>
<fare amount="3.25" class="start" name="Clipper START"/>
</fares>
<leg order="1" transfercode="" origin="ASHB" destination="CIVC" origTimeMin="9:57 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018" destTimeMin="10:22 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" line="ROUTE 7" bikeflag="1" trainHeadStation="Millbrae" load="1" trainId="4430942" trainIdx="23" originPlatform="PL 1" destinationPlatform="PL 2"/>
</trip>
<trip origin="ASHB" destination="CIVC" fare="4.45" origTimeMin="10:05 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018 " destTimeMin="10:29 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" clipper="1.45" tripTime="24">
<fares level="normal">
<fare amount="3.95" class="clipper" name="Clipper"/>
<fare amount="4.45" class="cash" name="BART Blue Ticket"/>
<fare amount="1.45" class="rtcclipper" name="Senior/Disabled Clipper"/>
<fare amount="1.95" class="student" name="Youth Clipper"/>
<fare amount="3.25" class="start" name="Clipper START"/>
</fares>
<leg order="1" transfercode="S" origin="ASHB" destination="MCAR" origTimeMin="10:05 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018" destTimeMin="10:08 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" line="ROUTE 4" bikeflag="1" trainHeadStation="Warm Springs/South Fremont" load="2" trainId="2250950" trainIdx="23" originPlatform="PL 1" destinationPlatform="PL 2"/>
<leg order="2" transfercode="" origin="MCAR" destination="CIVC" origTimeMin="10:08 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018" destTimeMin="10:29 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" line="ROUTE 1" bikeflag="1" trainHeadStation="San Francisco International Airport" load="2" trainId="3790932" trainIdx="37" originPlatform="PL 1" destinationPlatform="PL 2"/>
</trip>
<trip origin="ASHB" destination="CIVC" fare="4.45" origTimeMin="10:12 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018 " destTimeMin="10:37 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" clipper="1.45" tripTime="25">
<fares level="normal">
<fare amount="3.95" class="clipper" name="Clipper"/>
<fare amount="4.45" class="cash" name="BART Blue Ticket"/>
<fare amount="1.45" class="rtcclipper" name="Senior/Disabled Clipper"/>
<fare amount="1.95" class="student" name="Youth Clipper"/>
<fare amount="3.25" class="start" name="Clipper START"/>
</fares>
<leg order="1" transfercode="" origin="ASHB" destination="CIVC" origTimeMin="10:12 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018" destTimeMin="10:37 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" line="ROUTE 7" bikeflag="1" trainHeadStation="Millbrae" load="1" trainId="4450957" trainIdx="24" originPlatform="PL 1" destinationPlatform="PL 2"/>
</trip>
<trip origin="ASHB" destination="CIVC" fare="4.45" origTimeMin="10:20 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018 " destTimeMin="10:44 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" clipper="1.45" tripTime="24">
<fares level="normal">
<fare amount="3.95" class="clipper" name="Clipper"/>
<fare amount="4.45" class="cash" name="BART Blue Ticket"/>
<fare amount="1.45" class="rtcclipper" name="Senior/Disabled Clipper"/>
<fare amount="1.95" class="student" name="Youth Clipper"/>
<fare amount="3.25" class="start" name="Clipper START"/>
</fares>
<leg order="1" transfercode="S" origin="ASHB" destination="MCAR" origTimeMin="10:20 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018" destTimeMin="10:23 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" line="ROUTE 4" bikeflag="1" trainHeadStation="Warm Springs/South Fremont" load="2" trainId="2271005" trainIdx="24" originPlatform="PL 1" destinationPlatform="PL 2"/>
<leg order="2" transfercode="" origin="MCAR" destination="CIVC" origTimeMin="10:23 AM" origTimeDate="01/02/2018" destTimeMin="10:44 AM" destTimeDate="01/02/2018" line="ROUTE 1" bikeflag="1" trainHeadStation="San Francisco International Airport" load="2" trainId="3810947" trainIdx="38" originPlatform="PL 1" destinationPlatform="PL 2"/>
</trip>
</request>
</schedule>
<message>
<legend>bikeflag: 1 = bikes allowed. 0 = no bikes allowed. transfercode: blank = no transfer, N = normal transfer, T = timed transfer, connecting trains will wait up to five minutes for transferring passengers. S = scheduled transfer, connecting trains will not wait for transferring passengers if there is a delay.</legend>
</message>
</root>
JSON Sample
{
"?xml":{
"@version":"1.0",
"@encoding":"utf-8"
},
"root":{
"@id":"1",
"uri":{
"#cdata-section":"https://api.bart.gov/api/sched.aspx?cmd=depart&orig=ASHB&dest=CIVC&date=now&b=2&a=2&l=1&json=y"
},
"origin":"ASHB",
"destination":"CIVC",
"sched_num":"45",
"schedule":{
"date":"Jan 2, 2018",
"time":"10:10 AM",
"before":"2",
"after":"2",
"request":{
"trip":[
{
"@origin":"ASHB",
"@destination":"CIVC",
"@fare":"4.45",
"@origTimeMin":"9:57 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018 ",
"@destTimeMin":"10:22 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@clipper":"1.45",
"@tripTime":"25",
"fares":{
"@level":"normal",
"fare":[
{
"@amount":"3.95",
"@class":"clipper",
"@name":"Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"4.45",
"@class":"cash",
"@name":"BART Blue Ticket"
},
{
"@amount":"1.45",
"@class":"rtcclipper",
"@name":"Senior/Disabled Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"1.95",
"@class":"student",
"@name":"Youth Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"3.25",
"@class":"start",
"@name":"Clipper START"
}
]
},
"leg":[
{
"@order":"1",
"@transfercode":"",
"@origin":"ASHB",
"@destination":"CIVC",
"@origTimeMin":"9:57 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@destTimeMin":"10:22 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@line":"ROUTE 7",
"@bikeflag":"1",
"@trainHeadStation":"Millbrae",
"@load":"1",
"@trainId":"4430942",
"@trainIdx":"23",
"@originPlatform":"PL 1",
"@destinationPlatform":"PL 2"
}
]
},
{
"@origin":"ASHB",
"@destination":"CIVC",
"@fare":"4.45",
"@origTimeMin":"10:05 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018 ",
"@destTimeMin":"10:29 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@clipper":"1.45",
"@tripTime":"24",
"fares":{
"@level":"normal",
"fare":[
{
"@amount":"3.95",
"@class":"clipper",
"@name":"Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"4.45",
"@class":"cash",
"@name":"BART Blue Ticket"
},
{
"@amount":"1.45",
"@class":"rtcclipper",
"@name":"Senior/Disabled Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"1.95",
"@class":"student",
"@name":"Youth Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"3.25",
"@class":"start",
"@name":"Clipper START"
}
]
},
"leg":[
{
"@order":"1",
"@transfercode":"S",
"@origin":"ASHB",
"@destination":"MCAR",
"@origTimeMin":"10:05 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@destTimeMin":"10:08 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@line":"ROUTE 4",
"@bikeflag":"1",
"@trainHeadStation":"Warm Springs/South Fremont",
"@load":"2",
"@trainId":"2250950",
"@trainIdx":"23",
"@originPlatform":"PL 1",
"@destinationPlatform":"PL 2"
},
{
"@order":"2",
"@transfercode":"",
"@origin":"MCAR",
"@destination":"CIVC",
"@origTimeMin":"10:08 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@destTimeMin":"10:29 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@line":"ROUTE 1",
"@bikeflag":"1",
"@trainHeadStation":"San Francisco International Airport",
"@load":"2",
"@trainId":"3790932",
"@trainIdx":"37",
"@originPlatform":"PL 1",
"@destinationPlatform":"PL 2"
}
]
},
{
"@origin":"ASHB",
"@destination":"CIVC",
"@fare":"4.45",
"@origTimeMin":"10:12 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018 ",
"@destTimeMin":"10:37 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@clipper":"1.45",
"@tripTime":"25",
"fares":{
"@level":"normal",
"fare":[
{
"@amount":"3.95",
"@class":"clipper",
"@name":"Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"4.45",
"@class":"cash",
"@name":"BART Blue Ticket"
},
{
"@amount":"1.45",
"@class":"rtcclipper",
"@name":"Senior/Disabled Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"1.95",
"@class":"student",
"@name":"Youth Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"3.25",
"@class":"start",
"@name":"Clipper START"
}
]
},
"leg":[
{
"@order":"1",
"@transfercode":"",
"@origin":"ASHB",
"@destination":"CIVC",
"@origTimeMin":"10:12 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@destTimeMin":"10:37 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@line":"ROUTE 7",
"@bikeflag":"1",
"@trainHeadStation":"Millbrae",
"@load":"1",
"@trainId":"4450957",
"@trainIdx":"24",
"@originPlatform":"PL 1",
"@destinationPlatform":"PL 2"
}
]
},
{
"@origin":"ASHB",
"@destination":"CIVC",
"@fare":"4.45",
"@origTimeMin":"10:20 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018 ",
"@destTimeMin":"10:44 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@clipper":"1.45",
"@tripTime":"24",
"fares":{
"@level":"normal",
"fare":[
{
"@amount":"3.95",
"@class":"clipper",
"@name":"Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"4.45",
"@class":"cash",
"@name":"BART Blue Ticket"
},
{
"@amount":"1.45",
"@class":"rtcclipper",
"@name":"Senior/Disabled Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"1.95",
"@class":"student",
"@name":"Youth Clipper"
},
{
"@amount":"3.25",
"@class":"start",
"@name":"Clipper START"
}
]
},
"leg":[
{
"@order":"1",
"@transfercode":"S",
"@origin":"ASHB",
"@destination":"MCAR",
"@origTimeMin":"10:20 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@destTimeMin":"10:23 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@line":"ROUTE 4",
"@bikeflag":"1",
"@trainHeadStation":"Warm Springs/South Fremont",
"@load":"2",
"@trainId":"2271005",
"@trainIdx":"24",
"@originPlatform":"PL 1",
"@destinationPlatform":"PL 2"
},
{
"@order":"2",
"@transfercode":"",
"@origin":"MCAR",
"@destination":"CIVC",
"@origTimeMin":"10:23 AM",
"@origTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@destTimeMin":"10:44 AM",
"@destTimeDate":"01/02/2018",
"@line":"ROUTE 1",
"@bikeflag":"1",
"@trainHeadStation":"San Francisco International Airport",
"@load":"2",
"@trainId":"3810947",
"@trainIdx":"38",
"@originPlatform":"PL 1",
"@destinationPlatform":"PL 2"
}
]
}
]
}
},
"message":{
"legend":"bikeflag: 1 = bikes allowed. 0 = no bikes allowed. transfercode: blank = no transfer, N = normal transfer, T = timed transfer, connecting trains will wait up to five minutes for transferring passengers. S = scheduled transfer, connecting trains will not wait for transferring passengers if there is a delay."
}
}
}
Notes
- The "fare" and "clipper" attributes of the <trip> element are deprecated, and the <fares> element should be used instead.
- Trips can contain from 1 to 3 legs, depending on the number of transfers that are required.
- Fare clases may change, but should always include a "cash" fare along with any other discount classes.
- The Fare "name" attribute is the official BART name for the fare and should be used when displaying the fare.
- The "level" attribute of the <fares> element is for future use and will currently always have a value of "normal".
- Special schedule messages will only be displayed if the trip date, time, and orig or dest stations match a special schedule notice.
- Any error messages will be included in an <error> item under the <message> element.
Usage
XML: https://api.bart.gov/api/sched.aspx?cmd=depart&orig=ASHB&dest=CIVC&date=now&key=INSERT-KEY&b=2&a=2&l=1
JSON: https://api.bart.gov/api/sched.aspx?cmd=depart&orig=ASHB&dest=CIVC&date=now&key=INSERT-KEY&b=2&a=2&l=1&json=y