NSW Public Transport Data Exchange (TDX) Program

 

NSW Public Transport Data Exchange (TDX) Program

Welcome to the NSW Government's Public Transport Data Exchange Program.

The NSW Government supports open access to information on public transport services via multiple channels. The government’s own 131500 website (www.131500.com.au) and call centre (131500) provide a comprehensive and growing resource of information to help people make the decision to travel by public transport.

As part of the government's plan to expand the available channels for accessing public transport information, this webpage has been created to provide route, timetable and stop/station/wharf information for download. The data is made available in the TransXchange format, an internationally recognised open XML standard for the exchange of public transport information. TransXchange is an implementation of the Transmodel open standard for public transport information, and was developed under the UK gov-talk initiative.

Organisations interested in using the data made available here should familiarise themselves with the TransXchange standard. Excellent resources can be found at the following web site:

www.transxchange.org.uk

The TransXchange specification and the release notes hereunder provide all of the information that interested parties will require to interpret the data in the data files. NSW Transport and infrastructure is unable to provide technical support for these files.

The sample release data files made available via the links hereunder are provided for development and testing purposes only. They do not contain complete up to date information on public transport services and should not be used for production applications or services.

The data available for exchange includes information on services provided by Cityrail, Sydney Buses and Sydney Ferries. Information about services provided by other organisations may also be made available in the future.

Joining the Transport Data Exchange (TDX) Program

In order to participate in the Transport Data Exchange program, you will need to enter into a data licence agreement with NSW Transport and Infrastructure. The data licence agreement is available here:

Data License Agreement

To apply for a licence, complete the Application for Transport Data Exchange Licence available here:

Data Licence Application

When you have completed the application, forward it by fax to (02) 9268 2274 or by scanned copy to tdx@transport.nsw.gov.au. A representative of NSW Transport and Infrastructure will be in contact with you to discuss your request. Once your application has been processed and the licence agreement signed, you will be issued with a login to the Transport Data Exchange production data website, from where you will be able to download weekly updates to the available public transport data.

The following files are available for development and testing purposes:

Sample Transport Data (20mb)

This link provides release notes for the above files:

Release Notes (2009-09-18)

The files made available via these links are provided for development and testing purposes only. They do not contain complete up to date information on public transport services and should not be used for production applications or services.

Your feedback on the TDX program and the data files is welcome. Please forward all feedback to tdx@transport.nsw.gov.au or call (02) 9268 2904.

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Advance Notice of changes to the Transport Data Exchange (TDX) Program