Every live figure on LopoRail names its source. This page lists the data feeds we use, the licence each one is provided under, and the attribution we display with it. Where a source requires a specific acknowledgement, that wording also appears on the surface that shows the data.

Live boards & departures

  • Rail Delivery Group (Rail Data Marketplace) — UK national rail departure boards and carriage/seat reference data, provided under the RDM Data Sharing Agreement (open licence, UK territory). Shown as: “Data source: Rail Delivery Group (Rail Data Marketplace).”
  • Transport for London (Unified API) — London Underground boards. TfL Transport Data Service (Open Government Licence v2 with TfL amendments). Shown as: “Powered by TfL Open Data.” Where Ordnance Survey–derived mapping is displayed: “Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2016.”
  • Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) — Dutch national rail boards. Shown as: “Data from Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).”
  • iRail (SNCB/NMBS data) — Belgian rail boards. Shown as: “Data via iRail — originating from SNCB/NMBS.”
  • MTR Corporation (via data.gov.hk) — Hong Kong boards. Shown as: “Data by MTR Corporation via data.gov.hk.”
  • Deutsche Bahn (DB API Marketplace) — German boards. Shown as: “Data by Deutsche Bahn (DB API Marketplace).”
  • Renfe (GTFS-RT open data) — Spanish boards. Shown as: “Source: Renfe (GTFS-RT open data).”
  • Trenitalia ViaggiaTreno — Italian rail data, used under its published terms of access.
  • Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) — Irish boards. Shown as: “Data by Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail).”
  • ÖBB open timetable data — Austrian boards.
  • Trafikverket (Trafikinfo API) — Swedish rail data.
  • Rejseplanen via jbb.ghsq.de (unofficial mirror) — Danish boards.
  • Montenegro (ŽPCG, community GTFS via jbb.ghsq.de) — Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore boards and timetables, from a community-generated GTFS (Mobility Database mdb-2377) provided under ODbL 1.0. Aggregated at runtime and not merged into our own database; displayed with the ODbL notice. Shown as: “ŽPCG (Montenegro) community GTFS — ODbL 1.0.”
  • Slovenia (SŽ / IJPP, community GTFS via derp-si) — Slovenian boards and timetables from the IJPP community-generated GTFS, provided under CC BY-SA 4.0. Credited with a licence link and an indication of modifications; any adaptation of the source is released under the same licence. Shown as: “SŽ / IJPP (Slovenia) community GTFS — CC BY-SA 4.0 (modified).”
  • Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya, community GTFS via jbb.ghsq.de / Transitous) — no stated licence located for the mirror feed; treated as unlicensed. Not for redistribution and excluded from bulk exports and paid products until a licence is documented. Shown as: “Ukrzaliznytsya (Ukraine) community GTFS — unofficial, not affiliated; no licence stated; used in good faith, not for redistribution.”
  • Amtraker (Amtrak data, ODC-By 1.0) — US Amtrak train data. Shown as: “Train data by Amtraker — Amtrak data used under ODC-By 1.0.”
  • MBTA — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority feeds. Metra (Chicago), Metrolink (Southern California) and SEPTA (Philadelphia) — shown with their respective “Data by …” lines.

Community feeds

Some feeds are community-sourced rather than published by the operator. These are unofficial, not affiliated with the operator, and provided as-is. Where a source states a licence it governs redistribution; where no licence is stated we use the data in good faith, without warranty, and do not authorise its redistribution — such feeds are excluded from bulk exports and paid products.

  • Switzerland (CH, community feed) — no licence stated; unofficial / not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution. Shown as: “CH community feed — no licence stated; unofficial, not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution.”
  • Germany (IRIS, community feed) — no licence stated; unofficial / not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution. Shown as: “DE (IRIS) community feed — no licence stated; unofficial, not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution.”
  • France (community feed) — no licence stated; unofficial / not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution. Shown as: “FR community feed — no licence stated; unofficial, not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution.”
  • Japan (Toei, community feed) — no licence stated; unofficial / not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution. Shown as: “JP (Toei) community feed — no licence stated; unofficial, not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution.”
  • United States — LIRR (Long Island Rail Road, community feed) — no licence stated; unofficial / not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution. Shown as: “US LIRR community feed — no licence stated; unofficial, not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution.”
  • United States — MNR (Metro-North Railroad, community feed) — no licence stated; unofficial / not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution. Shown as: “US MNR community feed — no licence stated; unofficial, not affiliated; used in good faith, not for redistribution.”
  • Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya, community GTFS via jbb.ghsq.de / Transitous) — no licence stated; unofficial / not affiliated; used in good faith, no warranty, not for redistribution. Kept in display by owner decision; excluded from bulk exports and paid products until a licence is documented. Shown as: “Ukrzaliznytsya (Ukraine) community GTFS — unofficial, not affiliated; no licence stated; used in good faith, not for redistribution.”
  • Montenegro (ŽPCG, community GTFS via jbb.ghsq.de) — provided under ODbL 1.0. Aggregated at runtime and not merged into our own database; displayed with the ODbL credit and notice. Shown as: “ŽPCG (Montenegro) community GTFS — ODbL 1.0.”
  • Slovenia (SŽ / IJPP, community GTFS via derp-si) — provided under CC BY-SA 4.0. Credited with a licence link and an indication of modifications; any adaptation of the source is released under the same licence. Shown as: “SŽ / IJPP (Slovenia) community GTFS — CC BY-SA 4.0 (modified).”

Timetable, fares & routeing

  • Darwin (National Rail Enquiries) — GB timetable and real-time train-running data, provided under the National Rail Enquiries Open Government Licence (NRE OGL). May be used commercially and reformatted, but forecast arrival/departure times must not be altered and stale real-time (“Time-Bound”) data must not be cached or displayed. Shown as: “Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 via Network Rail and the Rail Delivery Group (Rail Data Marketplace).”
  • Fares and routeing (DTD / Rail Settlement Plan) — provided under the proprietary RSP Data Licence. Fares are presented impartially (no bias toward any operator or transport mode); the source data is not added to, modified or deleted without written authority and is not sub-licensed. Selling tickets requires a separate retail licence and RDG accreditation. Shown as: “Fares data: Rail Delivery Group — RSP Data Licence. Shown impartially and unmodified; do not sub-license or bulk-export; selling tickets requires a licensed retailer and RDG accreditation.”

Live performance (PPM)

  • Network Rail Open Data — UK public performance measures, Open Government Licence v3.0. Shown as: “Source: Network Rail Open Data (OGL v3.0).”
  • Country performance feeds — each country board names its own source on the surface (e.g. DB, SBB, Fintraffic, Entur, Transport for NSW, Translink Queensland, Public Transport Victoria, MOTC Taiwan via TDX, ODPT Japan).

Performance & tracking feeds

  • SBB via transport.opendata.ch (CC BY 4.0) — Swiss boards and tracking.
  • Fintraffic via Digitraffic (CC BY 4.0) — Finnish train positions. Shown as: “© Fintraffic (CC BY 4.0) via Digitraffic.”
  • Entur (NLOD 2.0) — Norwegian journey data. Shown as: “Data by Entur (NLOD 2.0).”
  • Transport for NSW (CC BY 4.0) — Sydney trains. Shown as: “© Transport for NSW (CC BY 4.0).”
  • Translink (Queensland) — South East Queensland real-time data.
  • ODPT (Japan, CC BY 4.0) — open data from Japanese transport operators.
  • MOTC via TDX (Taiwan) — Taiwan Rail live boards.
  • Korail and Polish railways timetable data via mkuran.pl — community GTFS aggregations.
  • Transitous — community mobility data (Estonia).

Maps & reference

  • OpenStreetMap contributors — map tiles and geocoding (ODbL). Shown as: “© OpenStreetMap contributors” on every map.
  • Wikimedia Commons & Wikipedia — photography and encyclopaedic reference, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Each file is credited in place with its author, licence and source page.
  • Catenary Maps — open rail infrastructure geometry, credited on the surfaces that use it.

Indicative and sample data

Where a country’s feed is not yet available, boards show clearly-labelled indicative or sample data and never present it as live. Feeds under active licence review are listed here as they come online.

Questions about a data source, or a licence holder wishing to discuss our use: contact the team.