trainR: An Interface to the National Rail Enquiries Systems
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The goal of trainR is to provide a simple interface to the
National Rail Enquiries (NRE) systems. There are few data feeds
available, the simplest of them is Darwin, which provides real-time
arrival and departure predictions, platform numbers, delay estimates,
schedule changes and cancellations. Other data feeds provide historical
data, Historic Service Performance (HSP), and much more. trainR
simplifies the data retrieval, so that the users can focus on their
analyses. For more details visit
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/46391.aspx.
Installation
You can install the released version of trainR from CRAN with:
install.packages("trainR")
And the development version from GitHub with:
# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("villegar/trainR", "dev")
Setup
Before starting to retrieve data from the NRE data feeds, you must obtain an access token. Visit the following website for details: http://realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/OpenLDBWSRegistration/
Once you have received your access token, you have to store it in the .Renviron file; this can be
done by executing the following command:
trainR::set_token()
This will open a text file, .Renviron, add a new line at the end (as follows):
NRE="<token>"
<token> should be replaced by the access token obtained from the NRE. Save the changes and restart
your R session.
You only need to perform this configuration once.
Example (Last rendered on 2024-04-19 17:06)
Load trainR to your working environment:
library(trainR)
Arrivals board at Reading Station (RDG)
rdg_arr <- trainR::GetArrBoardRequest("RDG")
print(rdg_arr)
## Reading (RDG) Station Board on 2024-04-19 17:06:14.635376
## Time From Plat Expected
## 17:57 Plymouth 11 18:14
## 18:01 London Paddington 7 18:04
## 18:02 Gatwick Airport 5 18:05
## 18:03 Didcot Parkway 14 On time
## 18:07 Bournemouth 8B On time
## 18:10 Bristol Temple Meads 10A On time
## 18:11 London Paddington 9 On time
## 18:12 Abbey Wood 14 On time
## 18:14 London Waterloo 6 On time
## 18:20 Basingstoke 2 On time
## 18:21 London Paddington 9 On time
## 18:23 Oxford - Cancelled
## 18:24 London Paddington 12 On time
## 18:24 London Paddington 8 18:28
## 18:25 Newbury 11A On time
## 18:28 Cardiff Central 10 On time
## 18:30 Gatwick Airport 4 On time
## 18:31 Didcot Parkway 14 On time
## 18:34 Abbey Wood 13 On time
## 18:34 Cheltenham Spa 11A On time
## 18:34 London Paddington 7 On time
## 18:35 Newbury 1 On time
## 18:40 Bristol Temple Meads 10 On time
## 18:40 Newbury 11 On time
## 18:41 Manchester Piccadilly - Cancelled
## 18:42 Abbey Wood 14 On time
## 18:42 London Paddington 9 On time
## 18:44 London Waterloo 5 On time
## 18:48 London Paddington 9B On time
## 18:48 Swansea 10 On time
## 18:49 Basingstoke 3 On time
## 18:54 London Paddington 12B On time
## 18:57 London Paddington 8 On time
## 18:57 Penzance 11 On time
## 18:58 Great Malvern 10A On time
## 18:59 London Paddington 7 On time
## 19:04 Abbey Wood 13 On time
## 19:04 Basingstoke 2 On time
## 19:04 Gatwick Airport 4 On time
## 19:05 Didcot Parkway 15A On time
## 19:08 Southampton Central 8 On time
## 19:09 Weston-super-Mare 10 On time
## 19:11 London Paddington 9 On time
## 19:14 Abbey Wood 14 On time
## 19:15 Newbury 1 On time
## 19:16 Cardiff Central 10 On time
## 19:17 London Waterloo 6 On time
## 19:21 London Paddington 9 On time
## 19:23 London Paddington 12 On time
## 19:23 Worcester Foregate Street 10A On time
## 19:25 London Paddington - Cancelled
## 19:27 Didcot Parkway 15A On time
## 19:30 Gatwick Airport 4 On time
## 19:31 Cheltenham Spa 11A On time
## 19:34 Abbey Wood 13 On time
## 19:35 Basingstoke 2 On time
## 19:35 London Paddington 7B On time
## 19:39 Bristol Temple Meads 10A On time
## 19:41 Abbey Wood 14 On time
## 19:41 London Paddington 8 On time
## 19:41 Manchester Piccadilly 7B On time
## 19:44 London Waterloo 5 On time
## 19:46 Carmarthen 10A On time
## 19:47 Salisbury 3 On time
## 19:48 London Paddington - Cancelled
## 19:54 London Paddington 13 On time
## 19:54 Plymouth 11 On time
## 19:55 Worcester Foregate Street 10A On time
## 19:56 London Paddington 8B On time
## 19:57 Gatwick Airport 4 On time
## 20:00 Basingstoke 1 On time
## 20:04 Newbury 2 On time
## 18:18 Heathrow Airport T3 (Bus) BUS On time
## 18:48 Heathrow Airport T3 (Bus) BUS On time
## 19:18 Heathrow Airport T3 (Bus) BUS On time
## 19:48 Heathrow Airport T3 (Bus) BUS On time
Departures board at Reading Station (RDG)
rdg_dep <- trainR::GetDepBoardRequest("RDG")
print(rdg_dep)
## Reading (RDG) Station Board on 2024-04-19 17:06:17.088217
## Time To Plat Expected
## 17:58 London Paddington 11 18:15
## 18:03 Plymouth 7 18:06
## 18:06 Newbury 1 On time
## 18:08 London Paddington 14 On time
## 18:09 London Waterloo 4 On time
## 18:12 London Paddington 10A On time
## 18:13 Carmarthen 9 On time
## 18:15 Abbey Wood 13 On time
## 18:15 Manchester Piccadilly 8B On time
## via Coventry & Stoke-on-Trent
## 18:19 Gatwick Airport 5 On time
## via Guildford
## 18:23 Worcester Foregate Street 9 On time
## 18:25 London Paddington - Cancelled
## 18:26 Bristol Temple Meads 8 18:29
## 18:27 London Paddington 11A On time
## 18:28 Abbey Wood 14 On time
## 18:29 Penzance 7 On time
## 18:30 London Paddington 10 On time
## 18:31 Didcot Parkway 12 On time
## 18:32 Basingstoke 2 On time
## 18:33 London Paddington 14 On time
## 18:36 London Paddington 11A On time
## 18:37 Frome 7 On time
## 18:39 London Waterloo 6 On time
## 18:43 London Paddington 10 On time
## 18:43 Swansea 9 On time
## 18:45 Abbey Wood 13 On time
## 18:45 London Paddington 11 On time
## 18:49 London Paddington 10 On time
## 18:50 Banbury 9B On time
## 18:52 Bournemouth - Cancelled
## 18:54 Gatwick Airport 4 On time
## via Guildford
## 18:55 Weston-super-Mare 9B On time
## 18:58 London Paddington 11 On time
## 18:59 Abbey Wood 14 On time
## 18:59 Cheltenham Spa 8 On time
## 19:00 Didcot Parkway 12B On time
## 19:01 Plymouth 7 On time
## 19:03 London Paddington 10A On time
## 19:05 Basingstoke 3 On time
## 19:09 London Waterloo 5 On time
## 19:10 Newbury 1 On time
## 19:12 London Paddington 15A On time
## 19:13 London Paddington 10 On time
## 19:13 Swansea 9 On time
## 19:15 Manchester Piccadilly 8 On time
## via Coventry & Stoke-on-Trent
## 19:18 London Paddington 10 On time
## 19:23 Gatwick Airport 4 On time
## via Guildford
## 19:23 Great Malvern 9 On time
## 19:25 Basingstoke 2 On time
## 19:26 London Paddington 10A On time
## 19:27 Bristol Temple Meads - Cancelled
## 19:28 Didcot Parkway 12 On time
## 19:30 Abbey Wood 14 On time
## 19:31 Penzance 7B On time
## 19:33 London Paddington 11A On time
## 19:37 Bedwyn 7B On time
## 19:39 London Waterloo 6 On time
## 19:41 London Paddington 10A On time
## 19:42 London Paddington 15A On time
## 19:42 Newbury 1 On time
## 19:43 Swansea 8 On time
## 19:49 London Paddington 10A On time
## 19:49 Oxford - Cancelled
## 19:50 Bournemouth 7B On time
## 19:54 Gatwick Airport 4 On time
## via Guildford
## 19:55 London Paddington 11 On time
## 19:55 Weston-super-Mare 9 On time
## 19:57 Basingstoke 2 On time
## 19:57 Didcot Parkway 13 On time
## 19:58 Worcester Shrub Hill 8B On time
## via Gloucester
## 20:00 Abbey Wood 14 On time
## 20:00 London Paddington 10A On time
## 18:30 Heathrow Airport T3 (Bus) BUS On time
## 19:00 Heathrow Airport T3 (Bus) BUS On time
## 19:30 Heathrow Airport T3 (Bus) BUS On time
## 20:00 Heathrow Airport T3 (Bus) BUS On time