trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance 139 errors

The distance between the last shape point and last stop point is greater than or equal to the 11.1m threshold.

Relevant files

• trips.txt
• stop_times.txt
• shapes.txt

Relevant links

• Shapes Data Guidance

expired_calendar 36 errors

Dataset should not contain date ranges for services that have already expired.

This warning takes into account the calendar_dates.txt file as well as the calendar.txt file.

Relevant files

• calendar.txt
• calendar_dates.txt

Relevant links

• Dataset Publishing & General Practices

fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops 13 errors

A transit vehicle moves too fast between two consecutive stops.

The speed threshold depends on route type:

Route type	Description	Threshold, km/h
0	Light rail	100
1	Subway	150
2	Rail	500
3	Bus	150
4	Ferry	80
5	Cable tram	30
6	Aerial lift	50
7	Funicular	50
11	Trolleybus	150
12	Monorail	150
-	Unknown	200

Relevant files

• routes.txt
• stops.txt
• stop_times.txt
• trips.txt

mixed_case_recommended_field 2 491 errors

This field has customer-facing text and should use Mixed Case (should contain upper and lower case letters).

This field contains customer-facing text and should use Mixed Case (upper and lower case letters) to ensure good readability when displayed to riders. Avoid the use of abbreviations throughout the feed (e.g. St. for Street) unless a location is called by its abbreviated name (e.g. “JFK Airport”). Abbreviations may be problematic for accessibility by screen reader software and voice user interfaces.

Good examples:

Field Text	Dataset
"Schwerin, Hauptbahnhof"	Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
"Red Hook/Atlantic Basin"	NYC Ferry
"Campo Grande Norte"	Carris

Bad examples:

Field Text
"GALLERIA MALL"
"3427 GG 17"
"21 Clark Rd Est"

Relevant links

• Best Practices for All Files

route_color_contrast 1 error

Insufficient route color contrast.

A route’s color and route_text_color should be contrasting.

Relevant files

• routes.txt

service_has_no_active_day_of_the_week 56 errors

A service is not valid for any day of the week.

Relevant files

• calendar.txt

stop_too_far_from_shape 6 errors

Stop too far from trip shape.

Per GTFS Best Practices, route alignments (in shapes.txt) should be within 100 meters of stop locations which a trip serves. This potentially indicates a problem with the location of the stop or the path of the shape.

Relevant files

• stop_times.txt
• stops.txt
• trips.txt

Relevant links

• Shapes Data Guidance

stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance 2 553 errors

Stop time too far from shape.

A stop time entry that is a large distance away from the location of the shape in shapes.txt as defined by shape_dist_traveled values.

Relevant files

• trips.txt
• stop_times.txt
• stops.txt
• stop_times.txt

Relevant links

• Shapes Data Guidance

trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance_below_threshold 1 352 errors

The distance between the last shape point and last stop point is greater than 0 but less than the 11.1m threshold.

Relevant files

• trips.txt
• stop_times.txt
• shapes.txt

Relevant links

• Shapes Data Guidance

big_gap_in_service 640 errors

A service has a gap of more than 13 days between active service dates.

Relevant files

• calendar.txt
• calendar_dates.txt

feed_valid_beyond_total_service_window 1 error

The feed is valid 14 days beyond its total service window.

Relevant files

• calendar.txt
• calendar_dates.txt
• feed_info.txt

trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop 18 errors

Trip headsign matches the name of an intermediate stop, not the last stop.

The trip_headsign matches the stop_name of a stop that is not the last stop of the trip. This may confuse passengers boarding after that stop, since the headsign suggests the vehicle is heading to a stop it has already passed.

Relevant files

• trips.txt
• stop_times.txt
• stops.txt

unknown_column 1 error

A column name is unknown.

unknown_file 3 errors

A file is unknown.