This document provides information about the iRail API for accessing train schedule and station information in Belgium. It describes the different endpoints available, including getting station listings, live departure boards for a station, train connections between stations, and vehicle details. It also shows sample request and response formats and provides usage examples in code.

1. iRail & BeTrains
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4. iRail API
/stations/
<stations timestamp="050810">
<station locationX="4.038586" locationY="50.1345678">
AALST
</station>
...
</stations>

5. iRail API
/liveboard/?station=STATIONNAME
/liveboard/?id=BE.NMBS.1
<liveboard version="1.0“ timestamp="123456789">
<station locationX="4.21485" locationY="...">
GENT ST P [B]
</station>
<departures number="2">
<departure delay="xx" id="0">
<station locationX="..." locationY="...">
STATIONNAME
</station>
<vehicle>
Be.NMBS.P2000
</vehicle>
<time formatted="iso8601">U</time>
<platform>X</platform>
</departure>
...
</departures>
</liveboard>

6. iRail API
• Train schedules
/connections/?to=STATION1&from=STATION2
• List all stations
/stations/
• Station liveboard
/liveboard/?station=STATIONNAME
• Vehicle information
/vehicle/?id=Be.NMBS.P1234

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9. iRailForJ
IRail iRail = new IRail("http://api.irail.be","nl");
List<Connection> connections =
iRail.getConnections("LIEDEKERKE","BRUSSEL CENTRAAL");
for(Connection connection : connections) {
TripNode departure = connection.getDeparture();
TripNode arrival = connection.getArrival();
departure.getStation().getName() // Schaerbeek
departure.getVehicle().getType() // IC2367
departure.getDelay() // 60
}

14. Old: http://code.google.com/p/betrains/
New: http://code.google.com/p/betrains-android/
http://project.irail.be