Walk Score · Schema

Walk Score Transit Stop

Schema for a transit stop returned by the Walk Score Transit API

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique stop identifier
lat	number	Stop latitude coordinate
lon	number	Stop longitude coordinate
name	string	Stop name, typically an intersection or landmark
distance	number	Distance in miles from the search coordinates
summary_text	string	Plain text description of the stop and its services
summary_html	string	HTML-formatted description of the stop and services
route_ids	array	List of route IDs serving this stop
route_summary	array	Detailed route information for routes serving this stop

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/walk-score/main/json-schema/walk-score-transit-stop-schema.json",
  "title": "Walk Score Transit Stop",
  "description": "Schema for a transit stop returned by the Walk Score Transit API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique stop identifier",
      "pattern": "^s[0-9]+$",
      "example": "s17737"
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "Stop latitude coordinate"
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "Stop longitude coordinate"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Stop name, typically an intersection or landmark",
      "example": "2nd Ave & Stewart St"
    },
    "distance": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "Distance in miles from the search coordinates"
    },
    "summary_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Plain text description of the stop and its services"
    },
    "summary_html": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "HTML-formatted description of the stop and services"
    },
    "route_ids": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "pattern": "^r[0-9]+$"
      },
      "description": "List of route IDs serving this stop"
    },
    "route_summary": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/RouteSummary"
      },
      "description": "Detailed route information for routes serving this stop"
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "lat", "lon", "name"],
  "$defs": {
    "RouteSummary": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Route identifier",
          "pattern": "^r[0-9]+$"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Route name"
        },
        "short_name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Short route identifier (e.g. E, Q8, 101)"
        },
        "long_name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Full route name"
        },
        "category": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["Rail", "Bus", "Other"],
          "description": "Transit mode category"
        },
        "agency": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Transit agency operating this route"
        },
        "agency_url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "Transit agency website URL"
        },
        "color": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Route brand color as 6-digit hex (no #)",
          "pattern": "^[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$"
        },
        "text_color": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Route text color as 6-digit hex (no #)",
          "pattern": "^[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Route description"
        }
      },
      "required": ["id", "name", "category", "agency"]
    }
  }
}