Rail Station Information API

by wmata.com

Overview

Rail line and station information, including locations, fares, times, and parking.

Rail Station Information is a transportation API from wmata.com. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 16 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: API key
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Transportation
Base URL: http://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc
Version: 1.0
Endpoints: 16
OpenAPI: Specification ↗
Spec updated: 2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL

curl -X GET "http://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Lines" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("http://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Lines", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "http://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Lines",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

Method	Path	What it does
GET	`/Lines`	XML - Lines
GET	`/Path`	XML - Path Between Stations
GET	`/SrcStationToDstStationInfo`	XML - Station to Station Information
GET	`/StationEntrances`	XML - Station Entrances
GET	`/StationInfo`	XML - Station Information
GET	`/StationParking`	XML - Parking Information
GET	`/StationTimes`	XML - Station Timings
GET	`/Stations`	XML - Station List
GET	`/json/jLines`	JSON - Lines
GET	`/json/jPath`	JSON - Path Between Stations
GET	`/json/jSrcStationToDstStationInfo`	JSON - Station to Station Information
GET	`/json/jStationEntrances`	JSON - Station Entrances
GET	`/json/jStationInfo`	JSON - Station Information
GET	`/json/jStationParking`	JSON - Parking Information
GET	`/json/jStationTimes`	JSON - Station Timings
GET	`/json/jStations`	JSON - Station List