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boston-mbta — Enhanced Validation Report

This report was generated by the Canonical GTFS Schedule validator, version 8.0.1 at 2026-10-02T17:21:46Z,
for the dataset file:///shared/boston-mbta_12989e10.zip. No country code was provided.

Use this report alongside our documentation.

Summary

Agencies included

Feed Info

Publisher Name:
Busmaps.com
Publisher URL:
https://busmaps.com
Feed Language:
English
Feed Start Date:
2026-09-22
Feed End Date:
2026-12-12

Files included

  1. agency.txt
  2. calendar.txt
  3. calendar_dates.txt
  4. feed_info.txt
  5. routes.txt
  6. shapes.txt
  7. stop_times.txt
  8. stops.txt
  9. transfers.txt
  10. trips.txt

Counts

  • Agencies: 1
  • Blocks: 4552
  • Routes: 187
  • Shapes: 707
  • Stops: 9191
  • Trips: 103520

Specification Compliance report

1497 notices reported (0 errors, 9 warnings, 1488 infos)

Notice Code Severity Total
expired_calendar WARNING 4

expired_calendar

Dataset should not contain date ranges for services that have already expired.

This warning takes into account the calendar_dates.txt file as well as the calendar.txt file.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record. serviceId (?) The service id of the faulty record.
23 "1521-DIV20264-hlb46ct1-Weekday-01"
33 "1521-Green-B-8-Weekday-e7e26"
58 "1521-SPRING2026-SOUTHSS-Weekend-67-Sf7dfbbb4"
59 "1521-SPRING2026-SOUTHWKD-Weekday-60925-Sf4"
route_short_name_too_long WARNING 5

route_short_name_too_long

Short name of a route is too long (more than 12 characters).

You can see more about this notice here.

routeId (?) The id of the faulty record. csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record. routeShortName (?) The faulty record's `route_short_name`.
"1521-Shuttle-FallRiverMiddleborough" 184 "Fall River Shuttle"
"1521-Shuttle-FoxboroWalpole" 185 "Franklin Line Shuttle"
"1521-Shuttle-MiddleboroughNewBedford" 186 "New Bedford Shuttle"
"1521-Shuttle-BackBayKenmore" 187 "Green Line B Shuttle"
"1521-Shuttle-BabcockStreetBackBay" 188 "Green Line B Shuttle"
big_gap_in_service INFO 9

big_gap_in_service

A service has a gap of more than 13 days between active service dates.

You can see more about this notice here.

serviceId (?) The service_id that has the gap. gapStartDate (?) The first day of the gap. gapEndDate (?) The last day of the gap. gapDurationDays (?) The number of days in the gap.
"1521-BUS20264-hbl46026-Saturday-02" "2026-09-26" "2026-11-07" 41
"1521-BUS20264-hbl46027-Sunday-02" "2026-09-27" "2026-11-01" 34
"1521-BUS20264-hbl46f21-Weekday-02" "2026-09-25" "2026-11-06" 41
"1521-BUS20264-hbs46sw6-Saturday-02" "2026-11-14" "2026-12-05" 20
"1521-BUS20264-hbs46sw7-Sunday-02" "2026-11-15" "2026-12-06" 20
"1521-BUS20264-sbc46w16-Saturday-01" "2026-11-14" "2026-12-05" 20
"1521-BUS20264-sbc46w17-Sunday-01" "2026-11-15" "2026-12-06" 20
"1521-BUS20264-sbc46wf1-Weekday-01" "2026-11-13" "2026-12-04" 20
"1521-SPRING2026-NORTHSS-Weekend-1" "2026-09-27" "2026-10-31" 33
platform_without_parent_station INFO 4

platform_without_parent_station

A platform has no parent_station field set.

This is different from location_without_parent_station since it is less severe.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) Row number of the faulty record. stopId (?) The id of the faulty record. stopName (?) The stop name of the faulty record.
6651 "1521-BOAT-LONG" "Long Wharf (North) - Gate 5a"
6652 "1521-BOAT-LONG-NORTH-5B" "Long Wharf (North) - Gate 5b"
6653 "1521-BOAT-LONG-NORTH-5C" "Long Wharf (North) - Gate 5c"
6657 "1521-BOAT-ROWES" "Rowes Wharf"
trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop INFO 1475

trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop

Trip headsign matches the name of an intermediate stop, not the last stop.

The trip_headsign matches the stop_name of a stop that is not the last stop of the trip. This may confuse passengers boarding after that stop, since the headsign suggests the vehicle is heading to a stop it has already passed.

You can see more about this notice here.

Only the first 50 of 1475 affected records are displayed below.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record in `trips.txt`. tripId (?) The id of the trip with the problematic headsign. tripHeadsign (?) The headsign value that matches an intermediate stop name. stopId1 (?) The id of the intermediate stop whose name matches the headsign. stopSequence (?) The stop_sequence value of the intermediate stop that matches the headsign. stopId2 (?) The id of the actual last stop of the trip.
10923 "1521-78534274" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
10924 "1521-78534278" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
11005 "1521-78540257" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
11006 "1521-78540792" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
11134 "1521-78516729" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
11135 "1521-78517264" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
11263 "1521-78647355" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
11264 "1521-78647847" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
11488 "1521-78645520" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
11489 "1521-78645524" "Maverick" "1521-5740" 32 "1521-65"
56039 "1521-78475952" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56040 "1521-78475955" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56041 "1521-78475959" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56042 "1521-78475966" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56043 "1521-78475969" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56044 "1521-78475976" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56045 "1521-78475978" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56046 "1521-78475982" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56047 "1521-78475993" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56048 "1521-78476023" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56049 "1521-78476031" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56050 "1521-78476033" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56051 "1521-78476045" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56052 "1521-78476048" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56053 "1521-78476050" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56054 "1521-78476060" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56055 "1521-78476063" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56056 "1521-78476065" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56057 "1521-78476066" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56058 "1521-78476070" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56059 "1521-78476079" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56060 "1521-78476086" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56061 "1521-78476104" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56062 "1521-78476106" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56063 "1521-78476109" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56064 "1521-78476118" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56065 "1521-78476120" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56066 "1521-78476131" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56067 "1521-78476141" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56068 "1521-78476150" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56069 "1521-78476157" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56070 "1521-78476169" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56071 "1521-78476172" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56072 "1521-78476178" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56073 "1521-78476186" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56074 "1521-78476195" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56075 "1521-78476199" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56076 "1521-78527290" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56077 "1521-78527293" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"
56078 "1521-78527297" "Harvard" "1521-76129" 21 "1521-32549"