The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) defines a common format for public transportation schedules and associated geographic information.
This project is a validating tool for such files and can perform checks ranging from simple ones (the archive is not valid, a file is missing) to more complex ones (a vehicle is moving too fast).
transport-validator is the tool used by the French National Access Point to validate GTFS files. If you want to use it online, you can validate your own files at this address.
Validation output is twofold:
- it gives useful information about the validated file, under the
metadataentry - it lists a serie of validation items, with a corresponding severity, under the
validationsentry. When relevant, geographical data (GeoJSON) related to the issue is given to ease file debugging.
The output is by default formatted in json, but yaml is also available. See Options for more information.
{
"metadata": {
...
},
"validations": {
...
}
}Give useful information about the validated file content:
| Entry | format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| start_date | "YYYY-MM-DD" | The starting date of the calendar information (both calendar.txt and calendar_dates.txt are taken into account). |
| end_date | "YYYY-MM-DD" | The ending date of the calendar information (both calendar.txt and calendar_dates.txt are taken into account). |
| networks_start_end_dates | map | Gives the starting and ending dates of the calendar information for each network. For example: {"agency name 1":{"start_date":"2022-08-18","end_date":"2022-10-23"}, "agency name 2":{"start_date":"2020-08-18","end_date":"2023-10-23"}} |
| networks | list of strings | A list of unique agencies names, found in agency.txt |
| modes | list of strings | A list of the route_types found in routes.txt |
| issues_count | Object | A summary of the validation issues found in the validations section. Keys of the object are the issue name, values are the number of corresponding issues found. |
| has_fares | boolean | True if a fare_attributes.txt file exists and contains information |
| has_shapes | boolean | True if a shapes.txt file exists and contains information |
| has_pathways | boolean | True if a pathways.txt file exists and contains information |
| some_stops_need_phone_agency | boolean | Some stops have a continuous_pickup or a continuous_drop_off field equal to 2. |
| some_stops_need_phone_driver | boolean | Some stops have a continuous_pickup or a continuous_drop_off field equal to 3. |
| validator_version | string | The validator version as found in the Cargo.toml |
There is also a stats object inside with various statistics about the data:
| Entry | format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| stops_count | integer | Number of stops found in the file stops.txt (for any location_type) |
| stop_areas_count | integer | Number of stop areas (location_type equal to 1) found in the file stops.txt. |
| stop_points_count | integer | Number of stops (location_type equal to 0) found in the file stops.txt. |
| stops_with_wheelchair_info_count | integer or null | Number of stops (with any location_type) with wheelchair_boarding information. |
| lines_count | integer | Number of routes found in routes.txt |
| routes_with_custom_color_count | integer | Number of routes with a custom color |
| routes_with_short_name_count | integer | Number of routes with a short name |
| routes_with_long_name_count | integer | Number of routes with a long name |
| trips_count | integer | Number of trips found in trips.txt |
| trips_with_bike_info_count | integer | Number of trips found in trips.txt with bike information provided (bikes_allowed equal to 1 or 2) |
| trips_with_wheelchair_info_count | integer | Number of trips found in trips.txt with wheelchair information provided (wheelchair_accessible equal to 1 or 2) |
| trips_with_shape_count | integer | Number of trips found in trips.txt with an attached shape |
| trips_with_trip_headsign_count | integer | Number of trips with a headsign |
| transfers_count | integer | Number of transfers |
| fares_attribute_count | integer | Number of fares attributes |
| fares_rules_count | integer | Number of fares rules |
Note: For the stops_with_wheelchair_info_count, the information can be specified at the stop level (wheelchair_boarding equal to 1 or 2), or inherited from its parent station. Can be null if the GTFS contains errors preventing to compute this field.
"metadata": {
"start_date": "2020-11-02",
"end_date": "2022-01-31",
"networks": [
"carSud"
],
"modes": [
"bus", "tramway"
],
"issues_count": {
"ExcessiveSpeed": 5,
"CloseStops": 10,
"NullDuration": 10,
"MissingName": 1,
"MissingCoordinates": 1215,
"InvalidCoordinates": 1215,
"DuplicateStops": 49,
"IdNotAscii": 171
},
"stats": {
"stops_count": 17,
"stop_areas_count": 2,
"stop_points_count": 9,
"stops_with_wheelchair_info_count": null,
"lines_count": 5,
"routes_with_custom_color_count": 0,
"routes_with_short_name_count": 0,
"routes_with_long_name_count": 4,
"trips_count": 11,
"trips_with_bike_info_count": 3,
"trips_with_wheelchair_info_count": 3,
"trips_with_shape_count": 0,
"trips_with_trip_headsign_count": 9,
"transfers_count": 0,
"fares_attribute_count": 2,
"fares_rules_count": 4
},
"has_fares": true,
"has_shapes": true,
"has_pathways": false,
"some_stops_need_phone_agency": false,
"some_stops_need_phone_driver": false
}The "validations" key contains the actual validation results.
Each check is associated with a severity level.
| Severity | Description |
|---|---|
| Fatal | Critical error, the GTFS archive couldn't be opened |
| Error | The file does not respect the GTFS specification |
| Warning | Not a specification error, but something is most likely wrong in the data |
| Information | Simple information |
The validator performs a number of checks. The list of checks can be seen in the file issues.rs.
Here is a human friendly list of them :
| check name | Severity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UnusedStop | Information | A stop is not used. |
| Slow | Information | The speed between two stops is too low. |
| ExcessiveSpeed | Information | The speed between two stops is too high. |
| CloseStops | Information | Two stops very close to each other in the same trips |
| InvalidRouteType | Information | The type of a route is not valid. |
| DuplicateStops | Information | Two stop points or stop areas look identical. They share the same name, and are geographically very close. This check is not applied to station entrances (location_type equal to 2) |
| DuplicateStopSequence | Error | Several stop times in a trip have the same stop_sequence value. The stop_sequence values within a trip must be unique. |
| ExtraFile | Information | The file does not belong to a GTFS archive |
| UnusedShapeId | Information | A shape_id defined in shapes.txt is not used elsewhere in the GTFS |
| NegativeTravelTime | Warning | The travel duration between two stops is negative. |
| MissingName | Warning | An agency, a route or a stop has its name missing. |
| MissingCoordinates | Warning | A shape point or a stop is missing its coordinate(s). |
| NullDuration | Warning | The travel duration between two stops is null. |
| MissingLanguage | Warning | The publisher language code is missing. |
| InvalidLanguage | Warning | The publisher language code is not valid. |
| DuplicateObjectId | Error | The object has at least one object with the same ID. |
| InvalidStopLocationTypeInTrip | Warning | Only Stop Points are allowed to be used in a Trip |
| InvalidStopParent | Warning | The parent station of this stop is not a valid one |
| IdNotAscii | Warning | The identifier is not only ASCII characters |
| MissingId | Error | An agency, a calendar, a route, a shape point, a stop or a trip has its Id missing. |
| MissingUrl | Error | An agency or a feed publisher is missing its URL. |
| InvalidUrl | Error | The URL of an agency or a feed publisher is not valid. |
| InvalidCoordinates | Error | The coordinates of a shape point or a stop are not valid. |
| InvalidTimezone | Error | The TimeZone of an agency is not valid. |
| MissingPrice | Error | A fare is missing its price. |
| InvalidCurrency | Error | The currency of a fare is not valid |
| InvalidTransfers | Error | The number of transfers of a fare is not valid. |
| InvalidTransferDuration | Error | The transfer duration of a fare is not valid. |
| ImpossibleToInterpolateStopTimes | Error | It's impossible to interpolate the departure/arrival of some stoptimes of the trip |
| InvalidShapeId | Error | A shape_id referenced in trips.txt does not exist in shapes.txt |
| InvalidReference | Fatal | Reference not valid. For example a stop referenced by a stop time that does not exist |
| InvalidArchive | Fatal | .zip Archive not valid. |
| UnloadableModel | Fatal | A fatal error has occured by building the links in the model |
| MissingMandatoryFile | Fatal | Mandatory file missing |
| SubFolder | Error | Files were in a subfolder, which is explicitly forbidden by the specification |
When relevant for the check, geojson information is added for each check output, making the GTFS debug process easier.
Here is a validation output containing one warning, triggered by a non Ascii Stop id:
"validations": {
"IdNotAscii" : [
{
"severity": "Warning",
"issue_type": "IdNotAscii",
"object_id": "AllBél",
"object_type": "Stop",
"object_name": "",
"related_objects": [],
"geojson": {
"features": [
{
"geometry": null,
"properties": {
"id": "AllBél",
"name": ""
},
"type": "Feature"
}
],
"type": "FeatureCollection"
}
}
]
}Another example showing the GeoJSON information for an information about two stops too close:
"validations": {
"CloseStops": [
{
"severity": "Information",
"issue_type": "CloseStops",
"object_id": "PH00320P",
"object_type": "Stop",
"object_name": "Baril Les Hauts",
"related_objects": [
{
"id": "PH00320C",
"object_type": "Stop",
"name": "Baril Les Hauts"
},
{
"id": "MAGM",
"object_type": "Route",
"name": "MAGM-MagmaBus Navette Centre Ville St Philippe"
}
],
"details": "distance between the stops is 0 meter(s)",
"geojson": {
"features": [
{
"geometry": {
"coordinates": [
55.71866572404381,
-21.356751531407003
],
"type": "Point"
},
"properties": {
"id": "PH00320P",
"name": "Baril Les Hauts"
},
"type": "Feature"
},
{
"geometry": {
"coordinates": [
55.71866572404381,
-21.356751531407003
],
"type": "Point"
},
"properties": {
"id": "PH00320C",
"name": "Baril Les Hauts"
},
"type": "Feature"
},
{
"geometry": null,
"properties": {
"details": "distance between the stops is 0 meter(s)"
},
"type": "Feature"
}
],
"type": "FeatureCollection"
}
}
]
}-
This project is written in Rust. You need to first install Rust on your machine.
-
Clone the project:
git clone https://github.com/etalab/transport-validator/
cd transport-validator
The release version can be run as:
cargo run --release -- --input test_data/unused_stop
It is the fastest and recommanded version to use when validating files.
If you are developping on the validator, you can also run a debug build:
cargo run -- --input test_data/unused_stop
The validator can read a zip file, or an url:
cargo run --release -- -i some_gtfs.zip
cargo run --release -- -i https://example.com/network.gfts
If you do not intend to run the validator as a dæmon, it can be compiled without dæmon support, saving on compile time and binary size:
cargo run --release --no-default-features -- -i some_gtfs.zip
The validator can run as a HTTP dæmon to validate any file from a url.
For now the call is synchronous. Be aware that if the file is large, the time required to download the GTFS zip, the request might time out.
The command to launch the dæmon is:
cargo run --release
You can then ask for a validation:
curl http://localhost:7878/validate?url=https://example.com/gtfs.zip
--inputor-i: Path (can be a directory or a zip file) or HTTP URL (file will be downloaded) of the GTFS file.--max-issuesor-m: The maxium number of issues per type. Defaults to 1000.--output-formator-f: Output format (when using the validator in command line). Value by default isjson, butyamlis also available.--custom-rulesor-c: Path to a YAML file containing custom values to use during the validation.
Some values used during the validations can be customized by using the --custom-rules option and providing a path to a YAML file.
Available customizations are:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| max_tramway_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type tramway before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_subway_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type subway before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_rail_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type rail before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_bus_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type bus before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_ferry_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type ferry before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_cable_car_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type cable car before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_gondola_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type gondola before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_funicular_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type funicular before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_coach_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type coach before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_air_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type air before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_taxi_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type taxi before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
| max_other_speed | Maximum speed in km/h on a route_type other before triggering an ExcessiveSpeed warning |
max_bus_speed: 120
max_gondola_speed: 50If you need to customize other values, please let us know.
To lint our code we use rustfmt
Install it running:
rustup component add rustfmt-preview
Lint your code running:
cargo fmt --all -- --write-mode=diff
Questions? Comments? Get in touch with the transport.data.gouv.fr's technical team: tech@transport.beta.gouv.fr