Swiss Public Transport

Swiss Public Transport real-time information. Use when querying train, bus, tram, or boat schedules in Switzerland. Supports station search, departure boards, journey planning from A to B, and connection details. Use for queries like "When does the next train leave from Zürich?" or "How do I get from Bern to Geneva?" or "Show departures at Basel SBB".

Security Scan

The skill's code and runtime instructions match its description: it queries the public transport.opendata.ch API for Swiss schedules and contains a small helper script that makes only those API calls and prints results.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description, SKILL.md examples, and the included Python script all target transport.opendata.ch and public-transport queries; requested resources (none) and the script's behavior are consistent with the stated purpose.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md instructs only to call the official API endpoints and to run a local helper script; the instructions do not read arbitrary files, request unrelated environment variables, or send data to third-party endpoints.

Install Mechanism

No install spec is provided (instruction-only with a small script). The script is plain Python, no downloads or extraction from external/untrusted URLs are used.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths and the code does not access secrets or unrelated environment variables.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request permanent presence (always:false) and does not modify other skills or system-wide settings.

Assessment

This skill appears coherent and low-risk: it only makes HTTPS requests to the official transport.opendata.ch API and prints formatted results using a small Python script. Before installing, verify you trust the skill owner and the listed homepage (https://transport.opendata.ch). If you run the included script, be aware it performs live network calls to that API (no credentials are needed). As a general precaution, run new code in a sandboxed or controlled environment if you want to limit any network or execution exposure.

Query Swiss public transport (SBB, BLS, ZVV, etc.) using the official transport.opendata.ch API.

Quick Commands

Search stations

curl -s "https://transport.opendata.ch/v1/locations?query=Zürich" | jq -r '.stations[] | "\(.name) (\(.id))"'

Get next departures

curl -s "https://transport.opendata.ch/v1/stationboard?station=Zürich%20HB&limit=10" | \
  jq -r '.stationboard[] | "\(.stop.departure[11:16]) \(.category) \(.number) → \(.to)"'

Plan journey from A to B

curl -s "https://transport.opendata.ch/v1/connections?from=Zürich&to=Bern&limit=3" | \
  jq -r '.connections[] | "Departure: \(.from.departure[11:16]) | Arrival: \(.to.arrival[11:16]) | Duration: \(.duration[3:]) | Changes: \(.transfers)"'

Get connection details with sections

curl -s "https://transport.opendata.ch/v1/connections?from=Zürich%20HB&to=Bern&limit=1" | \
  jq '.connections[0].sections[] | {from: .departure.station.name, to: .arrival.station.name, departure: .departure.departure, arrival: .arrival.arrival, transport: .journey.category, line: .journey.number}'

API Endpoints

/v1/locations - Search stations

curl "https://transport.opendata.ch/v1/locations?query=<station-name>"

Parameters:

• query (required): Station name to search
• type (optional): Filter by type (station, address, poi)

/v1/stationboard - Departure board

curl "https://transport.opendata.ch/v1/stationboard?station=<station>&limit=<number>"

Parameters:

• station (required): Station name or ID
• limit (optional): Number of results (default 40)
• transportations[] (optional): Filter by type (ice_tgv_rj, ec_ic, ir, re_d, ship, s_sn_r, bus, cableway, arz_ext, tramway_underground)
• datetime (optional): Date/time in ISO format

/v1/connections - Journey planner

curl "https://transport.opendata.ch/v1/connections?from=<start>&to=<destination>&limit=<number>"

Parameters:

• from (required): Starting station
• to (required): Destination station
• via[] (optional): Intermediate station(s)
• date (optional): Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
• time (optional): Time (HH:MM)
• isArrivalTime (optional): 0 (departure, default) or 1 (arrival)
• limit (optional): Number of connections (max 16)

Helper Script

Use scripts/journey.py for formatted journey planning:

python3 scripts/journey.py "Zürich HB" "Bern"
python3 scripts/journey.py "Basel" "Lugano" --limit 5

Notes

• All times are in Swiss local time (CET/CEST)
• Station names support autocomplete (e.g., "Zürich" finds "Zürich HB")
• API returns JSON by default
• No API key required
• Real-time data includes delays and platform changes