gtfs_functions_testing.py uses the gtfs_functions Python library to undertake a series of analyses on GTFS data. This has been of interest recently with the UK Department for Transport providing more data on a regular basis at https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/timetable/download/
NB This python script requires the gtfs_functions library to be installed. This can be done using pip installer
.py file is designed to be run from the command line with one argument passed:
- Location of .zip archive of GTFS data from DfT Open Bus Data portal: https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/timetable/download/
- NB filename passed to .py file should include .zip extension
Outputs from the script include:
- Sub-directory in working directory containing HTML files of route maps for each bus route in the data
- New .zip archive with
_line_freqsuffix containing shape file data for use in GIS route_lengths.csvcontaining a summary of the distances travelled associated with each bus route in the GTFS data
A file entitled itm_wales_gtfs.zip is included in this repository for use in testing the code.