Public Transport Victoria Stops API

The Stops API from Public Transport Victoria — 3 operation(s) for stops.

Operations 3

GET /v3/stops/{stop_id}/route_type/{route_type} View facilities at a specific stop (Metro and V/Line stations only) #
GET /v3/stops/route/{route_id}/route_type/{route_type} View all stops on a specific route #
GET /v3/stops/location/{latitude},{longitude} View all stops near a specific location #

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OpenAPI Specification

public-transport-victoria-stops-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Public Transport Victoria Stops API
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: Public Transport Victoria
    url: http://ptv.vic.gov.au/digital
  license:
    name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  termsOfService: See http://ptv.vic.gov.au/ptv-timetable-api/
  description: 'Operations tagged Stops across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: public-transport-victoria-timetable-swagger-v3.json, public-transport-victoria-timetable-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://timetableapi.ptv.vic.gov.au
- url: http://timetableapi.ptv.vic.gov.au
tags:
- name: Stops
paths:
  /v3/stops/{stop_id}/route_type/{route_type}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Stops
      summary: View facilities at a specific stop (Metro and V/Line stations only)
      operationId: Stops_StopDetails
      parameters:
      - name: stop_id
        in: path
        description: Identifier of stop; values returned by Stops API
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: route_type
        in: path
        description: Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          enum:
          - 0
          - 1
          - 2
          - 3
          - 4
      - name: stop_location
        in: query
        description: Indicates if stop location information will be returned (default = false)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: stop_amenities
        in: query
        description: Indicates if stop amenity information will be returned (default = false)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: stop_accessibility
        in: query
        description: Indicates if stop accessibility information will be returned (default = false)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: stop_contact
        in: query
        description: Indicates if stop contact information will be returned (default = false)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: stop_ticket
        in: query
        description: Indicates if stop ticket information will be returned (default = false)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: gtfs
        in: query
        description: Incdicates whether the stop_id is a GTFS ID or not
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: stop_staffing
        in: query
        description: Indicates if stop staffing information will be returned (default = false)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: stop_disruptions
        in: query
        description: Indicates if stop disruption information will be returned (default = false)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: token
        in: query
        description: Please ignore
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: devid
        in: query
        description: Your developer id
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: signature
        in: query
        description: Authentication signature for request
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Stop location, amenity and accessibility facility information for the specified stop (metropolitan and V/Line stations only).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Access Denied
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
    servers:
    - url: https://timetableapi.ptv.vic.gov.au
    - url: http://timetableapi.ptv.vic.gov.au
  /v3/stops/route/{route_id}/route_type/{route_type}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Stops
      summary: View all stops on a specific route
      operationId: Stops_StopsForRoute
      parameters:
      - name: route_id
        in: path
        description: Identifier of route; values returned by Routes API - v3/routes
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: route_type
        in: path
        description: Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          enum:
          - 0
          - 1
          - 2
          - 3
          - 4
      - name: direction_id
        in: query
        description: Direction for which the stops need to be returned
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: stop_disruptions
        in: query
        description: Flag to specify whether disruptions should be included in the response
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: include_geopath
        in: query
        description: Flag to specify whether geo_path should be included in the response
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: geopath_utc
        in: query
        description: Filter geopaths by date (ISO 8601 UTC format) (default = current date)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - name: include_advertised_interchange
        in: query
        description: 'Flag to specify whether additional stops for interchanges should be included in the response. Note-: To make use of this flag please pass in direction_id.'
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: token
        in: query
        description: Please ignore
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: devid
        in: query
        description: Your developer id
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: signature
        in: query
        description: Authentication signature for request
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: All stops on the specified route.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopsOnRouteResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopsOnRouteResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Access Denied
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
    servers:
    - url: https://timetableapi.ptv.vic.gov.au
    - url: http://timetableapi.ptv.vic.gov.au
  /v3/stops/location/{latitude},{longitude}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Stops
      summary: View all stops near a specific location
      operationId: Stops_StopsByGeolocation
      parameters:
      - name: latitude
        in: path
        description: Geographic coordinate of latitude
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
      - name: longitude
        in: path
        description: Geographic coordinate of longitude
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
      - name: route_types
        in: query
        description: Filter by route_type; values returned via RouteTypes API
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int32
            enum:
            - 0
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3
            - 4
      - name: max_results
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of results returned (default = 30)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: max_distance
        in: query
        description: Filter by maximum distance (in metres) from location specified via latitude and longitude parameters (default = 300)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
      - name: stop_disruptions
        in: query
        description: Indicates if stop disruption information will be returned (default = false)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: token
        in: query
        description: Please ignore
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: devid
        in: query
        description: Your developer id
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: signature
        in: query
        description: Authentication signature for request
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: All stops near the specified location.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopsByDistanceResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopsByDistanceResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Access Denied
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.ErrorResponse'
    servers:
    - url: https://timetableapi.ptv.vic.gov.au
    - url: http://timetableapi.ptv.vic.gov.au
components:
  schemas:
    V3.StopGeosearch:
      type: object
      properties:
        disruption_ids:
          description: Disruption information identifier(s)
          type: array
          items:
            format: int64
            type: integer
        stop_distance:
          format: float
          description: Distance of stop from input location (in metres); returns 0 if no location is input
          type: number
        stop_suburb:
          description: suburb of stop
          type: string
        stop_name:
          description: Name of stop
          type: string
        stop_id:
          format: int32
          description: Stop identifier
          type: integer
        route_type:
          format: int32
          description: Transport mode identifier
          type: integer
        routes:
          description: List of routes travelling through the stop
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        stop_latitude:
          format: float
          description: Geographic coordinate of latitude at stop
          type: number
        stop_longitude:
          format: float
          description: Geographic coordinate of longitude at stop
          type: number
        stop_landmark:
          description: Landmark in proximity of stop
          type: string
        stop_sequence:
          format: int32
          description: Sequence of the stop on the route/run; return 0 when route_id or run_id not specified. Order ascendingly by this field (when non zero) to get physical order (earliest first) of stops on the route_id/run_id.
          type: integer
    V3.StopResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        stop:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopDetails'
          description: A metropolitan or V/Line train station
        disruptions:
          description: Disruption information applicable to relevant routes or stops
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.Disruption'
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.Status'
          description: API Status / Metadata
    V3.StopAccessibilityWheelchair:
      type: object
      properties:
        accessible_ramp:
          type: boolean
        parking:
          description: Indicates if there is at least one accessible parking spot at the stop that complies with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992)
          type: boolean
        telephone:
          description: Indicates if there is at least one accessible telephone at the stop/platform that complies with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992)
          type: boolean
        toilet:
          description: Indicates if there is at least one accessible toilet at the stop/platform that complies with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992)
          type: boolean
        low_ticket_counter:
          description: Indicates if there is at least one low ticket counter at the stop that complies with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992)
          type: boolean
        manouvering:
          description: Indicates if there is a space for mobility device to board on or off a transport mode
          type: boolean
        raised_platform:
          description: Indicates if there is a raised platform to board a train
          type: boolean
        ramp:
          description: Indicates if there are ramps (<1:14) at the stop/platform
          type: boolean
        secondary_path:
          description: Indicates if there is a path beyond the stop which is accessible
          type: boolean
        raised_platform_shelther:
          description: Indicates if there is shelter near the raised platform
          type: boolean
        steep_ramp:
          description: Indicates if there are ramps (>1:14) at the stop/platform
          type: boolean
    V3.StopAccessibility:
      type: object
      properties:
        lighting:
          description: Indicates if there is lighting at the stop
          type: boolean
        platform_number:
          format: int32
          description: Indicates the platform number for xivic information (Platform 0 indicates general stop facilities)
          type: integer
        audio_customer_information:
          description: Indicates if there is at least one audio customer information at the stop/platform
          type: boolean
        escalator:
          description: Indicates if there is at least one accessible escalator at the stop/platform that complies with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992)
          type: boolean
        hearing_loop:
          description: Indicates if there is a hearing loop facility at the stop/platform
          type: boolean
        lift:
          description: Indicates if there is an elevator at the stop/platform
          type: boolean
        stairs:
          description: Indicates if there are stairs available in the stop
          type: boolean
        stop_accessible:
          description: Indicates if the stop is accessible
          type: boolean
        tactile_ground_surface_indicator:
          description: Indicates if there are tactile tiles (also known as tactile ground surface indicators, or TGSIs) at the stop
          type: boolean
        waiting_room:
          description: Indicates if there is a general waiting area at the stop
          type: boolean
        wheelchair:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopAccessibilityWheelchair'
          description: Facilities relating to the accessibility of the stop by wheelchair
    V3.StopStaffing:
      type: object
      properties:
        fri_am_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        fri_am_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        fri_pm_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        fri_pm_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        mon_am_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        mon_am_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        mon_pm_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        mon_pm_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        ph_additional_text:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        ph_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        ph_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        sat_am_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        sat_am_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        sat_pm_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        sat_pm_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        sun_am_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        sun_am_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        sun_pm_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        sun_pm_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        thu_am_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        thu_am_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        thu_pm_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        thu_pm_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        tue_am_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        tue_am_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        tue_pm_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        tue_pm_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        wed_am_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        wed_am_to:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        wed_pm_from:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
        wed_pm_To:
          description: Stop staffing hours
          type: string
    V3.StopGps:
      type: object
      properties:
        latitude:
          format: float
          description: Geographic coordinate of latitude at stop
          type: number
        longitude:
          format: float
          description: Geographic coordinate of longitude at stop
          type: number
    V3.ErrorResponse:
      description: An error response
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: Error message
          type: string
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.Status'
          description: API Status / Metadata
    V3.DisruptionStop:
      type: object
      properties:
        stop_id:
          format: int32
          type: integer
        stop_name:
          type: string
    V3.Disruption:
      type: object
      properties:
        disruption_id:
          format: int64
          description: Disruption information identifier
          type: integer
        title:
          description: Headline title summarising disruption information
          type: string
        url:
          description: URL of relevant article on PTV website
          type: string
        description:
          description: Description of the disruption
          type: string
        disruption_status:
          description: Status of the disruption (e.g. "Planned", "Current")
          type: string
        disruption_type:
          description: Type of disruption
          type: string
        published_on:
          format: date-time
          description: Date and time disruption information is published on PTV website, in ISO 8601 UTC format
          type: string
        last_updated:
          format: date-time
          description: Date and time disruption information was last updated by PTV, in ISO 8601 UTC format
          type: string
        from_date:
          format: date-time
          description: Date and time at which disruption begins, in ISO 8601 UTC format
          type: string
        to_date:
          format: date-time
          description: Date and time at which disruption ends, in ISO 8601 UTC format (returns null if unknown)
          type: string
        routes:
          description: Route relevant to a disruption (if applicable)
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.DisruptionRoute'
        stops:
          description: Stop relevant to a disruption (if applicable)
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.DisruptionStop'
        colour:
          type: string
        display_on_board:
          type: boolean
        display_status:
          type: boolean
    V3.DisruptionDirection:
      type: object
      properties:
        route_direction_id:
          format: int32
          description: Route and direction of travel combination identifier
          type: integer
        direction_id:
          format: int32
          description: Direction of travel identifier
          type: integer
        direction_name:
          description: Name of direction of travel
          type: string
        service_time:
          description: Time of service to which disruption applies, in 24 hour clock format (HH:MM:SS) AEDT/AEST; returns null if disruption applies to multiple (or no) services
          type: string
    V3.StopAmenityDetails:
      type: object
      properties:
        toilet:
          description: Indicates if there is a public toilet at or near the stop
          type: boolean
        taxi_rank:
          description: Indicates if there is a taxi rank at or near the stop
          type: boolean
        car_parking:
          description: The number of free car parking spots at the stop
          type: string
        cctv:
          description: Indicates if there are CCTV (i.e. closed circuit television) cameras at the stop
          type: boolean
    V3.StopTicket:
      type: object
      properties:
        ticket_type:
          description: Indicates the ticket type for the stop (myki, paper or both)
          type: string
        zone:
          description: Description of the zone
          type: string
        is_free_fare_zone:
          description: Indicates whether the stop is inside the free fare zone
          type: boolean
        ticket_machine:
          type: boolean
        ticket_checks:
          type: boolean
        vline_reservation:
          type: boolean
        ticket_zones:
          type: array
          items:
            format: int32
            type: integer
    V3.Status:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          description: API Version number
          type: string
        health:
          format: int32
          description: API system health status (0=offline, 1=online)
          enum:
          - 0
          - 1
          type: integer
    V3.StopsOnRouteResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        stops:
          description: Train stations, tram stops, bus stops, regional coach stops or Night Bus stops
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopOnRoute'
        disruptions:
          description: Disruption information applicable to relevant routes or stops
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.Disruption'
        geopath:
          description: GeoPath for the route
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        RequestUrl:
          description: EFA URL used to fetch stops (for debugging)
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.Status'
          description: API Status / Metadata
    V3.StopLocation:
      type: object
      properties:
        gps:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopGps'
          description: GPS coordinates of the stop
    V3.InterchangeRoute:
      description: Information about route interchange
      type: object
      properties:
        route_id:
          format: int32
          description: Route identifier
          type: integer
        advertised:
          description: Indicates whether the interchange information is shown to end users
          type: boolean
    V3.DisruptionRoute:
      type: object
      properties:
        route_type:
          format: int32
          description: Transport mode identifier
          type: integer
        route_id:
          format: int32
          description: Route identifier
          type: integer
        route_name:
          description: Name of route
          type: string
        route_number:
          description: Route number presented to public (i.e. not route_id)
          type: string
        route_gtfs_id:
          description: GTFS Identifer of the route
          type: string
        direction:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.DisruptionDirection'
          description: Direction of travel relevant to a disruption (if applicable)
    V3.StopsByDistanceResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        stops:
          description: Train stations, tram stops, bus stops, regional coach stops or Night Bus stops
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopGeosearch'
        disruptions:
          description: Disruption information applicable to relevant routes or stops
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.Disruption'
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.Status'
          description: API Status / Metadata
    V3.StopOnRoute:
      type: object
      properties:
        disruption_ids:
          description: Disruption information identifier(s)
          type: array
          items:
            format: int64
            type: integer
        stop_suburb:
          description: suburb of stop
          type: string
        route_type:
          format: int32
          description: Transport mode identifier
          type: integer
        stop_latitude:
          format: float
          description: Geographic coordinate of latitude at stop
          type: number
        stop_longitude:
          format: float
          description: Geographic coordinate of longitude at stop
          type: number
        stop_sequence:
          format: int32
          description: Sequence of the stop on the route/run; return 0 when route_id or run_id not specified. Order ascendingly by this field (when non zero) to get physical order (earliest first) of stops on the route_id/run_id.
          type: integer
        stop_ticket:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopTicket'
          description: Stop ticket information
        interchange:
          description: Interchange information for connecting routes at this stop
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.InterchangeRoute'
        stop_id:
          format: int32
          description: Stop identifier
          type: integer
        stop_name:
          description: Name of stop
          type: string
        stop_landmark:
          description: Landmark in proximity of stop
          type: string
    V3.StopDetails:
      type: object
      properties:
        disruption_ids:
          description: Disruption information identifier(s)
          type: array
          items:
            format: int64
            type: integer
        station_type:
          description: Type of metropolitan train station (i.e. "Premium", "Host" or "Unstaffed" station); returns null for V/Line train
          type: string
        station_description:
          description: The definition applicable to the station_type; returns null for V/Line train
          type: string
        route_type:
          format: int32
          description: Transport mode identifier
          type: integer
        stop_location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopLocation'
          description: Location details of the stop
        stop_amenities:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopAmenityDetails'
          description: Amenity and facility details at the stop
        stop_accessibility:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopAccessibility'
          description: Facilities relating to the accessibility of the stop
        stop_staffing:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V3.StopStaffing'
          description: Staffing details for the stop
        routes:
          description: Routes travelling through the stop
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        stop_id:
          format: int32
          description: Stop identifier
          type: integer
        stop_name:
          description: Name of stop
          type: string
        stop_landmark:
          description: Landmark in proximity of stop
          type: string
x-refined-from:
- public-transport-victoria-timetable-swagger-v3.json
- public-transport-victoria-timetable-openapi.yml