Jon WorthToday and tomorrow I’m at #OpenTransport2025 in Wien. Friends and fellow regular rail travellers @moof @bovine3dom @maartje are also here. I’ll post as and when I can!
#OpenTransport2025 Yes ideas can happen in unlikely places. But to the person just scrolling on their phone while pissing at the urinal: that’s grim. Did you wash your phone too? 🤔
Talking to the @transitous people at #OpenTransport2025
One headache: data on international trains that is missing the other side of the border
My EN Dacia Hegyeshalom 🇭🇺 - Sighisoara 🇷🇴 is 1 train but shows as 2 on Transitous
Learning about Open Rail Association at #OpenTransport2025 https://openrailassociation.org
Entur in Norway has a free system called Tavla where you can build a departure screen for your local stop. https://tavla.entur.no/demo #OpenTransport2025
🤔 https://map.vlak.si at #OpenTransport2025 shows live positioning of trains in Republika Srpska. HOW?
Ha. Line of #OpenTransport2025 "Why do I know where my pizza is, and not where my train is?" (related to Slovenia)
Miha Frangež@jon context for anyone who didn't hear me tell the story: this was the title of the newspaper article that embarrased Slovenian Railways into finally publishing "locations" of their trains after years of saying it's "impossible"
#OpenedData through public shaming works incredibly well!
Freya Arson@jon We have this very old map in Denmark for that as well https://www.rejseplanen.dk/bin/help.exe/mn?L=vs_livemap&tpl=fullscreenmap&view=dsb&responsive=1&custom=denmark
I'm surprised it still tracks Swedish regional trains in Sweden after DSB sold them off
波鉄 (Hatetsu)@jon Extrapolation from timetables?
Nedžad Beus
Vlado Vince@nedzad how? 😊
RonInDortmund@jon The Öffi app for android has this as standard. It's primarily a route planner for all public transport. It's free and the source code is available for download.
@RonInDortmund Yes. But that’s not the point. This is about how to display, not the data per se. It allows you to make a custom board you’d - for example - show on a screen in a hotel reception or café
gommehammer@jon The regional transit authority in Zurich offers a similar service, I've already seen some larger companies have a display in the entrance to their offices. It's pretty neat, as you can filter for specific lines and directions.
https://www.zvv.ch/de/service/diverse-services/individuelle-fahrgastinfo/individuelle-abfahrtsanzeige.html (only available in German)
Edmund Lauterbach@gommehammer @jon If you make a little html file with a refresh meta tag in its head, and then embed a page like
https://www.bahnhof.de/muenchen-hbf/abfahrt
or
https://m.mvv-muenchen.de/sl3plus/departureMonitor?departureMonitor=type%3Dstop&formik=origin%3Dde%253A09162%253A50
or
https://bahn.expert/K%C3%B6ln%20Hbf
or
https://bahnapp.online/station/?id=8011160&name=Berlin+Hbf
etc.,
it will also work. I am using such things for years.
https://www.bahnhof.de/muenchen-hbf/abfahrt
or
https://m.mvv-muenchen.de/sl3plus/departureMonitor?departureMonitor=type%3Dstop&formik=origin%3Dde%253A09162%253A50
or
https://bahn.expert/K%C3%B6ln%20Hbf
or
https://bahnapp.online/station/?id=8011160&name=Berlin+Hbf
etc.,
it will also work. I am using such things for years.
Matthias Andrasch@elba013 @gommehammer @jon i think those little 3D stations are cute as well 😁 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6166463/files
But it adds more e-waste into the world, otherwise I would install one in my flat
Wiener Linien ESP32-S3 Public Transport Departure Monitor by coppermilk
Wiener Linien ESP32-S3 Public Transport Departure MonitorBrief description: The ESP32-S3 Public Transport Departure Monitor project is a small device based on the ESP32-S3 platform. It allows you to track public transport departures in real time and receive a countdown to the next departures. The project is based on the use of data from Wiener Linien, a public transport network in Vienna.Project components:1x LILYGO T-Display-S3 ESP32-S3 1.9-inch board.1x USB cable with magnetic connector.1x M2.5 nut 1x M2.5x18 bolt.Glue.Details printed on a 3D printer.Sketch for Arduino IDE.InstallationClone or download this repository.Open the Arduino IDE and install the required libraries (TFT_eSPI, ArduinoJson, HttpClient, WiFi).Connect your ESP32 device to your computer.Change the ssid and password variables in the code to match your Wi-Fi credentials.Important: Update the URL variable in the code to select your specific RBL (reference bus stop). You can find your RBL here.Flash the code to your ESP32.Opportunities:Displaying the countdown to the next public transport departures.Updating information every 30 seconds, ensuring that the data is up to date.Automatic startup when booting the ESP32-S3 device.Authentic color design, providing ease of use.Based on the open data of the City of Vienna provided by Wiener Linien.Description:The ESP32-S3 Public Transport Departure Monitor project is a homemade device designed to effectively track and manage the time of public transport departures. Inspired by the needs of citizens tired of endless waiting at bus stops, the project provides accurate data on the time of the next departures on selected routes.The main goal of the project is to reduce the waiting time at bus, tram and metro stops, allowing users to know when they need to leave home to arrive at the time of departure of transport. The project is equipped with a user-friendly interface and is automatically updated every 30 seconds to provide up-to-date information about the departure time.Future plans:[ ] Add support for multiple urban transport lines to track different routes and flexible travel planning.[ ] Allow users to set preferences and favorite routes.
🇺🇦🇪🇺 cweickhmann@gommehammer @jon Climbing Centre Kassel does this too. Though not using NVV or KSG infrastructure. They just use RMV's webview. 🙏
Patrick@jon Public APIs allow wonderful ideas to become possible.
I love my¹ HVV integration into Homeassistant, made possible by API access (open to anyone asking nicely) for I believe more than a decade now. 😃
-> https://www.hvv.de/de/fahrplaene/abruf-fahrplaninfos/datenabruf
¹ (Before this causes any misunderstandings: The integration is not by me; I was referring to the implementation in my personal Home Assistant setup. See https://github.com/nilstgmd/hvv-card and https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/hvv_departures)
Marius@jon VVO (Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe) offers this as well.
https://www.vvo-online.de/de/fahrplan/fahrplan-fuer-entwickler/index.cshtml
https://www.vvo-online.de/de/fahrplan/fahrplan-fuer-entwickler/index.cshtml