SEPTA API

Real-Time Data

NOTE: Real-time Data is not yet available for the Broad Street Line (Subway), Market Frankford Line (EL), Norristown High Speed Line (Rt. 100), and Subway-Surface Trolley's (when they are in the tunnel).

SEPTA System Locations (json/jsonp)

SEPTA locations API- This api takes in 4 paramters a latitude(required), longitude(required), type(optional), radius(optional) to return all SEPTA locations from a geographical point within a radius that is measured in miles. Reference: SEPTA Pass Perks website and SEPTA Sales Locations.

Types: [bus_stops , rail_stations , perk_locations , trolley_stops , sales_locations]

Note: For radius it is a decimal value so .5 is acceptable for half a mile.

JSONP OR JSON compatiable. For JSONP add &callback=?

Additonal Notes: More infomation about sales and perk locations are embedded inside the arrays. Notifed as perk_data or sales_data. The API is ordered by closest location. The distance field returned by the api will tell you how far you are from the supplied lat/lng in miles.

http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/locations/get_locations.php?lon=-75.33299748&lat=40.11043326&radius=3

Sample Jquery: 
$.ajax({
  url: "http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/locations/get_locations.php?lon=-75.161&lat=39.95205&callback=?",

 dataType: "jsonp",
  success: function(data){
    $.each(data, function(i,item){
        var locname =item.location_name;
        if( item.location_type== 'perk_locations')
        {

            if(item.location_data != null)
             alert(item.location_data.location_id + ' ' +item.location_data.location_name);
        }

    });
  }
});

System Status: Suspensions, Alerts, Detours and Advisories (json/jsonp)

System Status Web Page

Param(s): Route/Line Name (optional)
Will show if there is an alert, advisory, or detour:
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/Alerts/

JSONP Example(s)
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/Alerts/?callback=?

Adivosry, Alert, Detour Messages:

All Alerts Messages
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/Alerts/get_alert_data.php?req1=all

Single Alerts Messages
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/Alerts/get_alert_data.php?req1=bus_route_1

JSONP Example
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/Alerts/get_alert_data.php?req1=all&callback=?

Regional Rail: TrainView (json, web)

TrainView Web Page

Regional Rail Trainview Feed (json)

Regional Rail Trains on a Google Map

Regional Rail Trains on a System Map. There's bugs in how a few point get rendered. The area's in orange are "Dark Territory" the data in those locations is an estimate at best and that goes for above json data as well. End users should understand that the data can be unreliable. We're wroking to get reliable data from Amtrak.

Regional Rail: Next to Arrive (json)

Next to Arrive Web Page

Param(s): Start Station / End Station / Number of Results (optional)
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/NextToArrive/Airport%20Terminal%20B/Ardmore/10

JSONP Example
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/NextToArrive/?req1=Airport%20Terminal%20B&req2=Ardmore&req3=10&callback=?

Bus/Trolley: Locations (json)

TransitView Web Page

Param(s): Route Number or Letter. Lettered routes in caps.
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/TransitView/17
JSONP Example
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/TransitView/?route=20&callback=?
Bus/Trolley Locations (WITH TRIP-ID'S)
http://www3.septa.org/hackathon/TransitView/trips.php?route=17