GTFS Realtime
The MBTA General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Realtime feeds provide trip updates, vehicle positions, and live service alerts, updated several times per day. GTFS and GTFS Realtime data describe our system and service, in an industry-standard format. To learn more, visit GTFS.org:
Read GTFS Realtime Reference documentation
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MBTA GTFS Realtime Feeds
MBTA GTFS Realtime Documentation provides updated specification extension information. It is intended to supplement, not replace, the GTFS.org documentation.
To get our GTFS Realtime data, use any of the following feed types:
| Type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Standard feeds | Description | Standards-compliant GTFS Realtime feeds, in Protobuf format |
| Type | JSON feeds | Description | Standard feeds, in JSON format |
| Type | Enhanced JSON feeds | Description | JSON feeds plus enhanced fields |
You can also use the V3 API.
Real-Time Display Guidelines
Real-Time Display Guidelines
The Walnut Avenue bus shelter on Columbus Avenue has a large digital screen that shows the time, the stop name, and the predicted arrival times for the next six buses scheduled to arrive there. The screen also mentions 50%-off Youth Pass fares, and asks riders to tell us how we can improve this screen by going to this web address: mbta.com/walnut-2Use of MBTA data is governed by the MassDOT Developers License Agreement (PDF, 85.5 KB).
Get Help with MBTA Data
To connect with developers and members of our team, visit our Google Group.