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wmata-rail — Source Data Validation Report

This report was generated by the Canonical GTFS Schedule validator, version 7.1.0 at 2026-03-28T00:27:23Z,
for the dataset file:///shared/wmata-rail_14fbd675.zip. No country code was provided.

Use this report alongside our documentation.

Summary

Agencies included

Feed Info

Publisher Name:
WMATA
Publisher URL:
http://www.wmata.com
Feed Email:
N/A
Feed Language:
English
Feed Start Date:
2026-03-24
Feed End Date:
2026-04-03

Files included

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

Counts

  • Agencies: 1
  • Blocks: 0
  • Routes: 7
  • Shapes: 313
  • Stops: 2175
  • Trips: 13463

Specification Compliance report

6842 notices reported (5 errors, 6834 warnings, 3 infos)

Notice Code Severity Total
bidirectional_exit_gate ERROR 1

bidirectional_exit_gate

Pathway is bidirectional and has mode 7 (exit gate).

Exit gates (pathway_mode=7) must not be bidirectional.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the validated record. pathwayMode (?) The pathway mode. isBidirectional (?) Whether the pathway is bidirectional.
414 7 1
number_out_of_range ERROR 4

number_out_of_range

Out of range value.

The values in the given column of the input rows are out of range.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file. csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record. fieldName (?) The name of the faulty field. fieldType (?) The type of the faulty field. fieldValue (?) Faulty value.
"pathways.txt" 1096 "traversal_time" "positive integer" 0
"pathways.txt" 1097 "traversal_time" "positive integer" 0
"pathways.txt" 1107 "traversal_time" "positive integer" 0
"pathways.txt" 1947 "traversal_time" "positive integer" 0
feed_expiration_date7_days WARNING 1

feed_expiration_date7_days

Dataset should be valid for at least the next 7 days.

The dataset expiration date defined in feed_info.txt is in seven days or less. At any time, the published GTFS dataset should be valid for at least the next 7 days.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record. currentDate (?) Current date (YYYYMMDD format). feedEndDate (?) Feed end date (YYYYMMDD format). suggestedExpirationDate (?) Suggested expiration date (YYYYMMDD format).
2 "20260328" "20260403" "20260404"
missing_feed_contact_email_and_url WARNING 1

missing_feed_contact_email_and_url

Best Practices for feed_info.txt suggest providing at least one of feed_contact_email and feed_contact_url.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the validated record.
2
missing_recommended_field WARNING 1

missing_recommended_field

A recommended field is missing.

The given field has no value in some input row, even though values are recommended.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file. csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record. fieldName (?) The name of the missing field.
"feed_info.txt" 2 "feed_version"
mixed_case_recommended_field WARNING 5150

mixed_case_recommended_field

This field has customer-facing text and should use Mixed Case (should contain upper and lower case letters).

This field contains customer-facing text and should use Mixed Case (upper and lower case letters) to ensure good readability when displayed to riders. Avoid the use of abbreviations throughout the feed (e.g. St. for Street) unless a location is called by its abbreviated name (e.g. “JFK Airport”). Abbreviations may be problematic for accessibility by screen reader software and voice user interfaces.

Good examples:
Field Text Dataset
"Schwerin, Hauptbahnhof" Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
"Red Hook/Atlantic Basin" NYC Ferry
"Campo Grande Norte" Carris
Bad examples:
Field Text
"GALLERIA MALL"
"3427 GG 17"
"21 Clark Rd Est"

You can see more about this notice here.

Only the first 50 of 5150 affected records are displayed below.

filename (?) Name of the faulty file. fieldName (?) Name of the faulty field. fieldValue (?) Faulty value. csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1502
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1503
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1504
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1505
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1506
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1507
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1508
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1509
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1510
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1511
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1512
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1513
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1514
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1515
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1516
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1517
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1518
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1519
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1520
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1521
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1522
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1523
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1524
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1525
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1526
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1527
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1528
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1529
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1530
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1531
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1532
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1533
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1534
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1535
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1536
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1537
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1538
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1539
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1540
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1541
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1542
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1543
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1544
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1545
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1546
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1547
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1548
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1549
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1550
"trips.txt" "trip_headsign" "SHADY GROVE" 1551
same_name_and_description_for_stop WARNING 2

same_name_and_description_for_stop

Same name and description for stop.

The GTFS spec defines stops.txt stop_description as:

Description of the location that provides useful, quality information. Do not simply duplicate the name of the location.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record. stopId (?) The id of the faulty record. stopDesc (?) The faulty record's `stop_desc`.
2065 "ENT_C11_S_PAV" "Potomac Yard South Pavilion Entrance"
2067 "ENT_C11_N_PAV" "Potomac Yard North Pavilion Entrance"
stop_too_far_from_shape WARNING 26

stop_too_far_from_shape

Stop too far from trip shape.

Per GTFS Best Practices, route alignments (in shapes.txt) should be within 100 meters of stop locations which a trip serves. This potentially indicates a problem with the location of the stop or the path of the shape.

You can see more about this notice here.

tripCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record from `trips.txt`. shapeId (?) The id of the shape that is referred to. tripId (?) The id of the trip that is referred to. stopTimeCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record from `stop_times.txt`. stopId (?) The id of the stop that is referred to. stopName (?) The name of the stop that is referred to. match (?) Latitude and longitude pair of the location. geoDistanceToShape (?) Distance from stop to shape.
6405 "RYEL_97" "9537879_20541" 159607 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
6257 "RYEL_94" "9417415_20541" 156999 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
12719 "SHUTTLE_307" "12718_20641" 272474 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
12403 "SHUTTLE_304" "12402_20569" 271313 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88999785507026,-76.93851701194353] 118.58561631664037
12075 "SHUTTLE_301" "12074_20641" 269879 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
13039 "SHUTTLE_310" "13038_20569" 273857 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88999785507026,-76.93851701194353] 118.58561631664037
13359 "SHUTTLE_313" "13358_20641" 275027 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
11363 "SHUTTLE_295" "11362_20641" 267038 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
11719 "SHUTTLE_298" "11718_20569" 268577 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88999785507026,-76.93851701194353] 118.58561631664037
11011 "SHUTTLE_292" "11010_20569" 265745 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88999785507026,-76.93851701194353] 118.58561631664037
6936 "RYEL_106" "10641515_20534" 168967 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
7025 "RYEL_107" "10641515_20541" 170124 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
6538 "RYEL_100" "9587408_20534" 161957 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
6635 "RYEL_101" "9587408_20541" 163218 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
8074 "RYEL_133" "10641536_20541" 188462 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
7380 "RYEL_115" "9417657_20541" 176461 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813273065881404,-77.05428578119962] 102.13952173538033
7451 "RYEL_117" "9537889_20541" 178005 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
7302 "RYEL_112" "9417441_20541" 175405 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
7521 "RYEL_120" "9538112_20541" 178957 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813273065881404,-77.05428578119962] 102.13952173538033
7585 "RYEL_122" "9587692_20534" 180347 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813273065881404,-77.05428578119962] 102.13952173538033
7586 "RYEL_123" "9587692_20541" 180351 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813273065881404,-77.05428578119962] 102.13952173538033
7587 "RYEL_124" "9587429_20534" 180355 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
7684 "RYEL_125" "9587429_20541" 181616 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
7983 "RYEL_130" "10641971_20534" 187297 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813273065881404,-77.05428578119962] 102.13952173538033
7984 "RYEL_131" "10641971_20541" 187301 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813273065881404,-77.05428578119962] 102.13952173538033
7985 "RYEL_132" "10641536_20534" 187305 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance WARNING 1653

stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance

Stop time too far from shape.

A stop time entry that is a large distance away from the location of the shape in shapes.txt as defined by shape_dist_traveled values.

You can see more about this notice here.

Only the first 50 of 1653 affected records are displayed below.

tripCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record from `trips.txt`. shapeId (?) The id of the shape that is referred to. tripId (?) The id of the trip that is referred to. stopTimeCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record from `stop_times.txt`. stopId (?) The id of the stop that is referred to. stopName (?) The name of the stop that is referred to. match (?) Latitude and longitude pair of the location. geoDistanceToShape (?) Distance from stop to shape.
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243556 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455300000001,-76.866286] 137.68956920739924
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243557 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88672400000001,-76.895923] 154.98441990324625
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243558 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243559 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937382] 133.17395925370508
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243566 "PF_D02_2" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.887538000000006,-77.028323] 103.9230784327832
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243573 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89118800000001,-77.084452] 255.47969064580698
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243576 "PF_K04_2" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.882299,-77.11172500000002] 129.3152968432285
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243578 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924918000000005,-77.20926] 127.8574879723228
10145 "RSLV_232" "10640676_20534" 243581 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
10144 "RSLV_231" "9587806_20541" 243534 "PF_D02_2" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.887538000000006,-77.028323] 103.9230784327832
10144 "RSLV_231" "9587806_20541" 243541 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89118800000001,-77.084452] 255.47969064580698
10144 "RSLV_231" "9587806_20541" 243544 "PF_K04_2" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.882299,-77.11172500000002] 129.3152968432285
10144 "RSLV_231" "9587806_20541" 243546 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924918000000005,-77.20926] 127.8574879723228
10144 "RSLV_231" "9587806_20541" 243549 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
10163 "RSLV_234" "10642006_20534" 244173 "PF_D02_2" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.887538000000006,-77.028323] 103.9230784327832
10163 "RSLV_234" "10642006_20534" 244180 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89118800000001,-77.084452] 255.47969064580698
10163 "RSLV_234" "10642006_20534" 244183 "PF_K04_2" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.882299,-77.11172500000002] 129.3152968432285
10163 "RSLV_234" "10642006_20534" 244185 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924918000000005,-77.20926] 127.8574879723228
10163 "RSLV_234" "10642006_20534" 244188 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243862 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455300000001,-76.866286] 137.68956920739924
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243863 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88672400000001,-76.895923] 154.98441990324625
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243864 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243865 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937382] 133.17395925370508
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243872 "PF_D02_2" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.887538000000006,-77.028323] 103.9230784327832
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243879 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89118800000001,-77.084452] 255.47969064580698
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243882 "PF_K04_2" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.882299,-77.11172500000002] 129.3152968432285
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243884 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924918000000005,-77.20926] 127.8574879723228
10154 "RSLV_233" "10640676_20541" 243887 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45171 "PF_B07_C" "Takoma, Red Line Center Platform" [38.974994,-77.01755] 124.56848204924769
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45174 "PF_B04_C" "Rhode Island Ave Ave-Brentwood, Red Line Center Platform" [38.919947,-76.996349] 112.55700432092901
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45175 "PF_B35_C" "NoMa-Gallaudet U, Red Line Center Platform" [38.90815,-77.002724] 178.66920778407874
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45181 "PF_A03_2" "Dupont Circle, Red Line Track 2 Platform" [38.911113,-77.044865] 175.52337220951026
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45183 "PF_A05_C" "Cleveland Park, Red Line Center Platform" [38.93683,-77.059245] 234.89555385635254
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45184 "PF_A06_C" "Van Ness, Red Line Center Platform" [38.944212,-77.06354] 123.18594005572041
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45185 "PF_A07_C" "Tenleytown, Red Line Center Platform" [38.947199,-77.078726] 203.7344380248029
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45186 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.96077699999999,-77.085738] 167.73107617649794
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45187 "PF_A09_C" "Bethesda, Red Line Center Platform" [38.98436000000001,-77.094071] 126.79810755765169
1682 "RRED_21" "11228848_20541" 45189 "PF_A11_C" "Grosvenor-Strathmore, Red Line Center Platform" [39.028794000000005,-77.104003] 103.67969315185746
10143 "RSLV_230" "9587806_20534" 243502 "PF_D02_2" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.887538000000006,-77.028323] 103.9230784327832
10143 "RSLV_230" "9587806_20534" 243509 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89118800000001,-77.084452] 255.47969064580698
10143 "RSLV_230" "9587806_20534" 243512 "PF_K04_2" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.882299,-77.11172500000002] 129.3152968432285
10143 "RSLV_230" "9587806_20534" 243514 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924918000000005,-77.20926] 127.8574879723228
10143 "RSLV_230" "9587806_20534" 243517 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
1502 "RRED_20" "9411476_20541" 40311 "PF_B07_C" "Takoma, Red Line Center Platform" [38.974994,-77.01755] 124.56848204924769
1502 "RRED_20" "9411476_20541" 40314 "PF_B04_C" "Rhode Island Ave Ave-Brentwood, Red Line Center Platform" [38.919947,-76.996349] 112.55700432092901
1502 "RRED_20" "9411476_20541" 40315 "PF_B35_C" "NoMa-Gallaudet U, Red Line Center Platform" [38.90815,-77.002724] 178.66920778407874
1502 "RRED_20" "9411476_20541" 40321 "PF_A03_2" "Dupont Circle, Red Line Track 2 Platform" [38.911113,-77.044865] 175.52337220951026
1502 "RRED_20" "9411476_20541" 40323 "PF_A05_C" "Cleveland Park, Red Line Center Platform" [38.93683,-77.059245] 234.89555385635254
1502 "RRED_20" "9411476_20541" 40324 "PF_A06_C" "Van Ness, Red Line Center Platform" [38.944212,-77.06354] 123.18594005572041
1502 "RRED_20" "9411476_20541" 40325 "PF_A07_C" "Tenleytown, Red Line Center Platform" [38.947199,-77.078726] 203.7344380248029
unknown_column INFO 3

unknown_column

A column name is unknown.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file. fieldName (?) The name of the unknown column. index (?) The index of the faulty column.
"routes.txt" "as_route" 8
"trips.txt" "scheduled_trip_id" 8
"trips.txt" "train_id" 9