Station messages
Details about where a station is located

This endpoint returns informational messages about a station. These are typically sent when there is a problem affecting services at a station or on a route. These messages can also indicate that real-time running for trains at a station should be suppressed. For example, if a station is evacuated but trains are still running through, it is not appropriate to show trains at that location.

Please make certain you have read the Conditions of use before using this API.

The output of this endpoint is either a JSON array or null if no station exists or no messages are available for a specified 3Alpha/CRS code.

The object's within the array consist of:

icon

Icon to display, currently just INFO

category

Category of message, see below

severity

Severity, see below

message

XML/HTML message to show

issued

ISO timestamp of when this message was issued

source

the source of the message, currently DARWIN

Category values are:

Train

Affects trains calling at a station

Station

Related to the station, e.g. lifts or escalators

Connections

Information on other services at a station, e.g. London Underground

System

Related to the operation of Darwin, e.g. feed failure

Misc

Anything not covered by another category

PriorTrains

Advance notices of engineering work

PriorOthers

Advance notices of other work, e.g. planned escalator maintenance work

Severity values are:

0

Normal

1

Minor

2

Major

3

Severe

$ curl -s http://api.area51.onl/rail/1/station/WAT/messages | jq '.' 
[
  {
    "icon": "INFO",
    "category": "Train",
    "severity": 1,
    "suppress": false,
    "message": "<Msg>\n    <p>Poor rail conditions affecting South West Trains. More details can be found in <a href=\"http://nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/150470.aspx\">Latest Travel News.</a></p>\n  </Msg>",
    "issued": "2016-11-22T12:02:39Z",
    "source": "DARWIN"
  }
]