benmaynard
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Hi all,
New to this forum, signed up so I could share something I have been working on. I've had a read of the rules and am pretty sure I am ok to share, but if not, apologies and mods please remove this post.
Recently I was looking for a new project to work on and I discovered the National Rail API. I regularly get the train from Paddington to Hayes & Harlington and one of my biggest issues is that I can never really quickly get the next departures from Paddington to Hayes. I often find myself arriving to the station just minutes before my train is due to depart and I just wanted a simple and quick site where I could see the next departing trains between my stations, what platform it was on, and if it was due on time.
I created a site https://departureboard.io which solves this problem for me. It pulls train departure information direct from the National Rail API, and is live up to date with the in station departure boards. It is not designed to give you millions of pieces of information, but just a really quick, and simple interface to see the next departures between any two stations.
You can also add your routes to your home screen on iOS and Android which is the most useful feature and I think this tool is great for commuters.
Just something that has been keeping me busy and making my life a little easier that I wanted to share. Make no money from it just something fun. Would love any feedback and look forward to being a participator to this forum.
I made a quick video of how the home screen piece works: https://imgur.com/a/xZkosqx. You can access the site at https://departureboard.io
New to this forum, signed up so I could share something I have been working on. I've had a read of the rules and am pretty sure I am ok to share, but if not, apologies and mods please remove this post.
Recently I was looking for a new project to work on and I discovered the National Rail API. I regularly get the train from Paddington to Hayes & Harlington and one of my biggest issues is that I can never really quickly get the next departures from Paddington to Hayes. I often find myself arriving to the station just minutes before my train is due to depart and I just wanted a simple and quick site where I could see the next departing trains between my stations, what platform it was on, and if it was due on time.
I created a site https://departureboard.io which solves this problem for me. It pulls train departure information direct from the National Rail API, and is live up to date with the in station departure boards. It is not designed to give you millions of pieces of information, but just a really quick, and simple interface to see the next departures between any two stations.
You can also add your routes to your home screen on iOS and Android which is the most useful feature and I think this tool is great for commuters.
Just something that has been keeping me busy and making my life a little easier that I wanted to share. Make no money from it just something fun. Would love any feedback and look forward to being a participator to this forum.
I made a quick video of how the home screen piece works: https://imgur.com/a/xZkosqx. You can access the site at https://departureboard.io
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