Developers · LopoRail API
API & Developer Plans
One REST API for the LopoRail dataset — a genuinely worldwide station directory (every station we hold, with facilities and networks), plus schedules, station information and performance. Live feeds cover selected regions, with live vehicle positions on selected sources, and more coming online all the time. We run the ingestion, reconciliation and updates; you build the product.
What you get
Why it is worth it
A worldwide station directory
Every station we hold, worldwide — searchable, with facilities and the networks that serve them — behind one API and one key.
Live where it counts
Live departure boards per station, plus live vehicle positions and punctuality on selected sources — and growing.
One key, one API
Stations, boards, schedules and performance through a single API and one key — not five vendors and five contracts.
Built for real products
Generous daily quotas, documented limits and webhooks for real-time push, so you can ship something people rely on.
Fair, honest pricing
Clear tiers with no surprise metering. Attribution on the entry tier; full commercial use on Business.
Official feeds, honest about the rest
Our uptime and accuracy SLA covers our official feeds only. Community Feed sources (mirrors and repackaged feeds) are labelled as unofficial and excluded from any SLA.
Plans
Choose your plan
API — Developer
£190.00 per year
- 10,000 API calls / day
- Full API — stations, boards, PPM and live positions
- Personal / staging use
- LopoRail attribution required
API — Business
£990.00 per year
- 100,000 API calls / day
- Full API access
- Commercial use permitted
- No attribution required
API — Enterprise
£4,990.00 per year
- 10,000,000 API calls / month
- Full API + high-frequency streaming
- Commercial use permitted
- 99.9% uptime SLA (official feeds — community sources excluded)
Use cases
What people build with it
Comparison
How we compare
How the LopoRail API compares
| LopoRail API | National Rail (Darwin) | Realtime Trains | Typical feed provider | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station directory | Worldwide | UK only | UK only | Varies |
| Live coverage | Selected regions & sources | UK only | UK only | Varies |
| Live train positions | Selected sources | Largely board-level | Largely board-level | Varies |
| Schedules & timetables | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Station & facility data | Yes | Partial | Partial | Varies |
| Historical performance (PPM) | Yes | Partial | Yes | Varies |
| Railcam & heritage data | Yes | No | No | No |
| Real-time push (webhooks) | Yes | No | No | Rarely |
| Historical records / Traincestry | Optional add-on | No | No | No |
| Self-serve sign-up | Yes, reviewed | Licence / registration | Yes | Varies |
| Commercial use | On Business+ | Licence required | Per plan | Varies |
Why we want you to use it
We want more people building on rail data. The more good tools there are, the more useful the railway becomes — and every integration that carries a LopoRail attribution brings new people to the platform. That is why we keep the entry tier inexpensive, document everything, and will not lock you into a contract just to try it.