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boston-college — Source Data Validation Report

This report was generated by the Canonical GTFS Schedule validator, version 8.0.1 at 2026-09-02T14:56:52Z,
for the dataset file:///shared/boston-college_99fc6128.zip. No country code was provided.

Use this report alongside our documentation.

Summary

Agencies included

Feed Info

Publisher Name:
N/A: Publisher URL:
N/A: Feed Email:
N/A: Feed Language:
N/A: Service Window:
2026-08-27 to 2026-12-31 (?) The range of service dates covered by the feed, based on trips with an associated service_id in calendar.txt and/or calendar_dates.txt

Files included

agency.txt
calendar.txt
calendar_dates.txt
fare_attributes.txt
fare_rules.txt
frequencies.txt
routes.txt
shapes.txt
stop_times.txt
stops.txt
transfers.txt
trips.txt

Counts

Agencies: 0
Blocks: 55
Routes: 17
Shapes: 17
Stops: 131
Trips: 673

GTFS Features included (?) GTFS features provide a standardized vocabulary to define and describe features that are officially adopted in GTFS.

ShapesFrequenciesRoute ColorsLocation Types

Specification Compliance report

283 notices reported (218 errors, 65 warnings, 0 infos)

Notice Code Severity Total

block_trips_with_overlapping_stop_times ERROR 208

block_trips_with_overlapping_stop_times

Trips with the same block id have overlapping stop times.

You can see more about this notice here.

Only the first 50 of 208 affected records are displayed below.

csvRowNumberA (?) The row number from `trips.txt` of the first faulty trip.	tripIdA (?) The id of first faulty trip.	serviceIdA (?) The service id of the first faulty trip.	csvRowNumberB (?) The row number from `trips.txt` of the second faulty trip.	tripIdB (?) The id of the other faulty trip.	serviceIdB (?) The service id of the other faulty trip.	blockId (?) The `trips.block_id` of the overlapping trip.	intersection (?) The overlapping period.
108	"TL-7605"	"TL-178"	594	"TL-4896"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
624	"TL-5768"	"TL-96"	109	"TL-7606"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
624	"TL-5768"	"TL-96"	595	"TL-4897"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
109	"TL-7606"	"TL-178"	595	"TL-4897"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
625	"TL-5769"	"TL-96"	110	"TL-7607"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
625	"TL-5769"	"TL-96"	596	"TL-4898"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
110	"TL-7607"	"TL-178"	596	"TL-4898"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
626	"TL-5770"	"TL-96"	111	"TL-7608"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
626	"TL-5770"	"TL-96"	597	"TL-4899"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
111	"TL-7608"	"TL-178"	597	"TL-4899"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
627	"TL-5771"	"TL-96"	112	"TL-7609"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
627	"TL-5771"	"TL-96"	598	"TL-4900"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
112	"TL-7609"	"TL-178"	598	"TL-4900"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
628	"TL-5772"	"TL-96"	113	"TL-7610"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
628	"TL-5772"	"TL-96"	599	"TL-4901"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
113	"TL-7610"	"TL-178"	599	"TL-4901"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
629	"TL-5773"	"TL-96"	114	"TL-7611"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
629	"TL-5773"	"TL-96"	600	"TL-4902"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
114	"TL-7611"	"TL-178"	600	"TL-4902"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
630	"TL-5774"	"TL-96"	115	"TL-7612"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
630	"TL-5774"	"TL-96"	601	"TL-4903"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
115	"TL-7612"	"TL-178"	601	"TL-4903"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
115	"TL-7612"	"TL-178"	631	"TL-5775"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
601	"TL-4903"	"TL-96"	631	"TL-5775"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
631	"TL-5775"	"TL-96"	116	"TL-7613"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
631	"TL-5775"	"TL-96"	602	"TL-4904"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
116	"TL-7613"	"TL-178"	602	"TL-4904"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
632	"TL-5776"	"TL-96"	117	"TL-7614"	"TL-178"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
632	"TL-5776"	"TL-96"	603	"TL-4905"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
117	"TL-7614"	"TL-178"	603	"TL-4905"	"TL-96"	"BC/NEW/WKEND/P1 (Sat)"	"20260828"
552	"TL-6028"	"TL-90"	567	"TL-4825"	"TL-91"	"BC/NEW/WKDAY/E1 (Sun-Wed)"	"20260827"
568	"TL-4826"	"TL-91"	553	"TL-6029"	"TL-90"	"BC/NEW/WKDAY/E1 (Sun-Wed)"	"20260827"
569	"TL-4827"	"TL-91"	554	"TL-6030"	"TL-90"	"BC/NEW/WKDAY/E1 (Sun-Wed)"	"20260827"
554	"TL-6030"	"TL-90"	570	"TL-4828"	"TL-91"	"BC/NEW/WKDAY/E1 (Sun-Wed)"	"20260827"
154	"TL-4429"	"TL-72"	160	"TL-6131"	"TL-72"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A2"	"20260831"
169	"TL-4434"	"TL-72"	161	"TL-6132"	"TL-72"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A2"	"20260831"
170	"TL-4435"	"TL-72"	162	"TL-6133"	"TL-72"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A2"	"20260831"
171	"TL-4436"	"TL-72"	163	"TL-6134"	"TL-72"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A2"	"20260831"
172	"TL-4437"	"TL-72"	164	"TL-6135"	"TL-72"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A2"	"20260831"
155	"TL-4430"	"TL-72"	165	"TL-6136"	"TL-72"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A2"	"20260831"
156	"TL-4431"	"TL-72"	166	"TL-6137"	"TL-72"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A2"	"20260831"
131	"TL-4406"	"TL-71"	130	"TL-6126"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"
149	"TL-4413"	"TL-71"	138	"TL-6116"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"
150	"TL-4414"	"TL-71"	139	"TL-6117"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"
150	"TL-4414"	"TL-71"	145	"TL-6127"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"
139	"TL-6117"	"TL-71"	145	"TL-6127"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"
144	"TL-6125"	"TL-71"	151	"TL-4415"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"
144	"TL-6125"	"TL-71"	146	"TL-6128"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"
144	"TL-6125"	"TL-71"	152	"TL-4416"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"
144	"TL-6125"	"TL-71"	147	"TL-6129"	"TL-71"	"BC/BO/WKDAY/A1"	"20260831"

invalid_url ERROR 1

invalid_url

A field contains a malformed URL.

Definitions for valid URLs are quite vague. We perform strict validation using the Apache Commons UrlValidator.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file.	csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record.	fieldName (?) Faulty record's field name.	fieldValue (?) Faulty value.
"agency.txt"	2	"agency_url"	"bc.transloc.com"

start_and_end_range_equal ERROR 1

start_and_end_range_equal

Two date or time fields are equal.

The fields frequencies.start_date and frequencies.end_date have been found equal in frequencies.txt. The GTFS spec is currently unclear how this case should be handled (e.g., is it a trip that circulates once?). It is recommended to use a trip not defined via frequencies.txt for this case.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	startFieldName (?) The start value's field name.	endFieldName (?) The end value's field name.	value (?) The faulty value.
"frequencies.txt"	89	"start_time"	"end_time"	"02:00:00"

start_and_end_range_out_of_order ERROR 1

start_and_end_range_out_of_order

Two date or time fields are out of order.

Date or time fields have been found out of order in calendar.txt, feed_info.txt and stop_times.txt.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	startFieldName (?) The start value's field name.	startValue (?) The start value.	endFieldName (?) The end value's field name.	endValue (?) The end value.
"stop_times.txt"	5664	"arrival_time"	"23:56:00"	"departure_time"	"00:00:00"

stop_time_with_arrival_before_previous_departure_time ERROR 7

stop_time_with_arrival_before_previous_departure_time

Backwards time travel between stops in stop_times.txt

For a given trip_id, the arrival_time of (n+1)-th stoptime in sequence must not precede the departure_time of n-th stoptime in sequence in stop_times.txt.

You can see more about this notice here.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	prevCsvRowNumber (?) The row of the previous stop time.	tripId (?) The trip_id associated to the faulty record.	arrivalTime (?) Arrival time at the faulty record.	departureTime (?) Departure time at the previous stop time.
2513	2509	"TL-4894"	"10:25:00"	"11:00:00"
1580	1579	"TL-4653"	"00:04:00"	"11:59:00"
2521	2520	"TL-4895"	"10:55:00"	"11:23:00"
2458	2457	"TL-4864"	"00:05:00"	"23:59:00"
2275	2273	"TL-4828"	"02:05:00"	"02:13:00"
4293	4291	"TL-5287"	"21:56:00"	"22:00:00"
5634	5632	"TL-6214"	"00:00:00"	"23:40:00"

fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops WARNING 2

fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops

A transit vehicle moves too fast between two consecutive stops.

The speed threshold depends on route type:

Route type	Description	Threshold, km/h
0	Light rail	100
1	Subway	150
2	Rail	500
3	Bus	150
4	Ferry	80
5	Cable tram	30
6	Aerial lift	50
7	Funicular	50
11	Trolleybus	150
12	Monorail	150
-	Unknown	200

You can see more about this notice here.

tripCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the problematic trip.	tripId (?) `trip_id` of the problematic trip.	routeId (?) `route_id` of the problematic trip.	speedKph (?) Travel speed (km/h).	distanceKm (?) Distance between stops (km).	csvRowNumber1 (?) The row number of the first stop time.	stopSequence1 (?) `stop_sequence` of the first stop.	stopId1 (?) `stop_id` of the first stop.	stopName1 (?) `stop_name` of the first stop.	departureTime1 (?) `departure_time` of the first stop.	csvRowNumber2 (?) The row number of the second stop time.	stopSequence2 (?) `stop_sequence` of the second stop.	stopId2 (?) `stop_id` of the second stop.	stopName2 (?) `stop_name` of the second stop.	arrivalTime2 (?) `arrival_time` of the second stop.
175	"TL-5443"	"TL-12"	226.79066249128851	3.7798443748548087	4522	10	"TL-110"	"Reservoir MBTA stop"	"08:35:00"	4527	60	"TL-161"	"Stuart Hall Loading Dock"	"08:35:00"
176	"TL-5444"	"TL-12"	226.79066249128851	3.7798443748548087	4528	10	"TL-110"	"Reservoir MBTA stop"	"09:30:00"	4533	60	"TL-161"	"Stuart Hall Loading Dock"	"09:30:00"

missing_recommended_file WARNING 1

missing_recommended_file

A recommended file is missing.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file.
"feed_info.txt"

stop_without_stop_time WARNING 54

stop_without_stop_time

A stop in stops.txt is not referenced by any stop_times.stop_id.

Such stops are not used by any trip and normally do not provide user value. This notice may indicate a typo in stop_times.txt.

You can see more about this notice here.

Only the first 50 of 54 affected records are displayed below.

csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.	stopId (?) The id of the faulty stop.	stopName (?) The name of the faulty stop.
2	"TL-43"	"St. Thomas More Apartments (2150)"
3	"TL-44"	"Evergreen Cemetery"
4	"TL-45"	"2000 Commonwealth Ave"
5	"TL-46"	"Reservoir MBTA stop"
6	"TL-47"	"Chestnut Hill Ave"
7	"TL-48"	"Chiswick Road"
8	"TL-49"	"Corner of Commonwealth Ave. and Chestnut Hill Ave"
9	"TL-50"	"South Street"
10	"TL-51"	"Greycliff Hall"
82	"TL-240"	"Alumni House (Newton Campus)"
83	"TL-243"	"College Road (Football)"
84	"TL-254"	"Stuart Hall Loading Dock"
85	"TL-257"	"Robsham Theater"
86	"TL-258"	"Conte Forum"
87	"TL-259"	"McElroy – Beacon St."
88	"TL-260"	"Chestnut Hill Mall (MBTA Stop)"
89	"TL-261"	"Chestnut Hill Square (Wegmans)"
90	"TL-263"	"The Street (Bus Shelter)"
91	"TL-264"	"College Road"
92	"TL-265"	"Robsham Theater"
93	"TL-266"	"Conte Forum"
94	"TL-267"	"McElroy – Beacon St."
95	"TL-268"	"Chestnut Hill Mall (MBTA Stop)"
96	"TL-269"	"Chestnut Hill Square (Wegmans)"
97	"TL-271"	"The Street (Bus Shelter)"
98	"TL-272"	"College Road"
99	"TL-273"	"Main Gate Chestnut Hill"
100	"TL-323"	"Stuart Hall"
101	"TL-324"	"Newton Campus – Main Gate"
102	"TL-325"	"Chestnut Hill Campus – Main Gate"
103	"TL-326"	"Robsham Theater"
104	"TL-327"	"Conte Forum"
105	"TL-328"	"McElroy – Beacon St."
106	"TL-329"	"College Road"
107	"TL-330"	"Chestnut Hill Campus – Main Gate"
108	"TL-331"	"Evergreen Cemetery"
109	"TL-332"	"2000 Commonwealth Ave"
110	"TL-333"	"Reservoir MBTA stop"
111	"TL-334"	"Chestnut Hill Ave"
112	"TL-335"	"Chiswick Road"
113	"TL-336"	"Commonwealth Ave @ Chestnut Hill Ave."
114	"TL-337"	"South Street"
115	"TL-338"	"Greycliff Hall"
116	"TL-339"	"Robsham Theater"
117	"TL-340"	"Conte Forum"
118	"TL-341"	"McElroy – Beacon St."
119	"TL-342"	"College Road"
120	"TL-343"	"Duchesne Hall"
127	"TL-452"	"Reservoir T Stop"
128	"TL-453"	"Ashby Stop"

stops_match_shape_out_of_order WARNING 1

stops_match_shape_out_of_order

Two stop entries are different than their arrival-departure order defined by shapes.txt.

This could indicate a problem with the location of the stops, the path of the shape, or the sequence of the stops for their trip.

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.	stopTimeCsvRowNumber1 (?) The row number of the first faulty record from `stop_times.txt`.	stopId1 (?) The id of the first stop that is referred to.	stopName1 (?) The name of the first stop that is referred to.	match1 (?) Latitude and longitude pair of the first matching location.	stopTimeCsvRowNumber2 (?) The row number of the second faulty record from `stop_times.txt`.	stopId2 (?) The id of the second stop that is referred to.	stopName2 (?) The name of the second stop that is referred to.	match2 (?) Latitude and longitude pair of the second matching location.
131	"TL-6"	"TL-4406"	11	"TL-68"	"Evergreen Cemetery"	[42.339990000001855,-71.16125446316218]	10	"TL-67"	"Conte Forum"	[42.336050308914395,-71.16717917667403]

trip_coverage_not_active_for_next7_days WARNING 1

trip_coverage_not_active_for_next7_days

Trips data should be valid for at least the next seven days.

This notice is triggered if the date range where a significant number of trips are running ends in less than 7 days.

You can see more about this notice here.

currentDate (?) Current date (YYYYMMDD format).	serviceWindowStartDate (?) The start date of the majority service window.	serviceWindowEndDate (?) The end date of the majority service window.
"20260902"	"20260904"	"20261226"

unused_shape WARNING 6

unused_shape

Shape is not used in GTFS file trips.txt.

All records defined by GTFS shapes.txt should be used in trips.txt.

You can see more about this notice here.

shapeId (?) The faulty record's id.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.
"TL-47"	1345
"TL-9"	8225
"TL-25"	9315
"TL-20"	10059
"TL-19"	10363
"TL-31"	10751