Real Time Train Describer
This endpoint provides real time data about the UK Signalling system.
Please make certain you have read the Conditions of use before using this API.
This endpoint is broken down to the main details shown on this page using the base URL http://api.area51.onl/rail/1/td
You can then filter the data down by appending the portion you are interested in to the end of the URL.
Root endpoint
The root endpoint http://api.area51.onl/rail/1/td returns basic details about the service and returns the following details:
- areas
- The current list of active Train Describer Areas
- reset
- The time the service was last reset, usually around 02:00
- latency
- The current feed latency
- lastUpdate
- The time the last message was received
$ curl -s http://api.area51.onl/rail/1/td|jq '.'
{
"areas": ["A2","A3","AD","AL","AN",
...
"YK","YO","ZA","ZB","ZE","ZG","ZH","ZR","ZY"
],
"reset": "2016-11-24T13:02:00.423Z",
"latency": {
"value": 931,
"max": 3009,
"min": -268
},
"lastUpdate": "2016-11-24T13:33:25.931Z"
}