NeTEx examples catalogue

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Message Format

All datasets should be XML files with the root node "PublicationDelivery" (see description of the exchange format), which is the message format defined in NeTEx to contain relevant components.

Examples

The following examples are simplified snippets of semi-fictitious data to illustrate how the components and their contents should be modelled.

Example-repository

Entur has an official repository at GitHub, which contains XML-files for all our examples below: profile-examples/netex at master · entur/profile-examples

The catalogue is intended to cover the most common use cases, but we welcome any ideas for creating additional examples.

PublicationDelivery

Dataset

All the various example categories are described on individual pages with a detailed description of file structure and data content, as well as links to the corresponding XML file on GitHub.

Sample

Profile

XML

Description

Comments

Sample

Profile

XML

Description

Comments

Simple route - Bus with rhythm-based departures

network/timetable

GitHub

Line 61A, Oslo:
Circular feeder route at Tveita. Operates every day except Sunday. 

See TimetableFrame (the file contains a full dataset for network and service)

Simple route - Bus with explicit ServiceJourney(s)

network/timetable

GitHub

Line 109, Oslo:
Morning bus route with three departures (times differ between weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays).

See TimetableFrame (the file also contains geographical projections and a full dataset for Network, Service and Timetable.) 

Simple route - Bus

network/timetable

GitHub

Line 109, Oslo:
Morning bus route between Helsfyr T and Holtet. Operates every day except Sunday. 



Simple route - Bus with pre-booked stops

network/timetable

GitHub

Express bus Sørlandsekspressen. Some stops are on-demand only: passengers must book in advance for the bus to stop.



On-demand transport (FlexibleLines)

network/timetable

  1. GitHub

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  3. GitHub

  1. Line 316, Lørenskog: On-demand transport on weekdays.

  2. On-demand transport without a predefined journey pattern within a defined area.

  3. Line 507, Drøbak: A scheduled route which allows alighting and boarding outside the fixed stop places along segments of a journey (Hail & Ride).

Linje 316 contains examples of Interchange

Multimodal interchange

network/timetable

GitHub

On-demand transport line which links up with train- and bus lines at a specific stop.

Modelled as on-demand transport with planned interchanges for train and bus. 

Projection (geographical positions)

network/timetable

GitHub

Projection (for Line 109, Oslo):
Specification of journey pattern through positional data

See serviceLinks in ServiceFrame (the file contains a full dataset for network and service.)

Calendar (ServiceCalendar with dayTypes)

network/timetable

GitHub

Theoretical example showing how to use different calendar types.



Branding

network/timetable

GitHub

Show custom company information (overriding Authority/Operator).

Also, see Authorities (below)

Authorities

network/timetable

GitHub

Description of multiple Authorities in the same data set.

Used when submitting data for a service provider different from your own (on behalf of), also see Branding. 

Stop place with a minimum of required information

stops

GitHub

Blystadlia, Rælingen.
Monomodal stop place for bus with one Quay.



Normal stop place for bus

stops

GitHub

"Bryn skole":
Monomodal stop place for bus with one Quay in each direction.



Complex stop area  (multiple transport types)

stops

GitHub

Oslo S - Jernbanetorget:
Stop place area which with several multi- and monomodal stop places.

Contains deviations from actual implementation in live solutions. The examples here will be adjusted when a revised implementation is ready for publication.

Tariff code

network/timetable

GitHub

Specification of TariffZone per Line and/or departure.



fares examples will be added at a later time.

Creating new examples

If you want to expand the samples or add new ones in GitHub, eg. the need for modelling special cases not already covered follow these guidelines. 

  1. Create a fork (your local copy) of the catalogue.

  2. Create a branch (your local branch of the code) and make your changes to the code there.

  3. Test all changes/new files.
    (XML-documents must validate against the NeTEx official Schema, see https://github.com/NeTEx-CEN/NeTEx for the last version of XSD's.)

  4. Make a pull request into the repository to "save" the changes.

Further information about the use of pull request in GitHub is located at https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/.

Tools

It is recommended to use tools which support automatic validation of the data structure while working with XML files, eg.  Notepad++ with XML Tools plugin (free, the XML-plugin could be installed automatically in Notepad++ or downloaded separate) or licensed tools like Oxygen or XMLspy.