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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 2026-05-09T19:39:59Z,
for the dataset file:///shared/wmata-rail_ee0f84f1.zip. No country code was provided.

Use this report alongside our documentation.

A new version of the Canonical GTFS Schedule validator is available! Please update to get the latest/best validation results.

Summary

Agencies included

Feed Info

Publisher Name:
WMATA
Publisher URL:
http://www.wmata.com
Feed Email:
N/A
Feed Language:
English
Feed Start Date:
2026-05-06
Feed End Date:
2026-05-15

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: 503
  • Stops: 2175
  • Trips: 19069

Specification Compliance report

2744 notices reported (11 errors, 2730 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.

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csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the validated record. pathwayMode (?) The pathway mode. isBidirectional (?) Whether the pathway is bidirectional.
414 7 1
decreasing_or_equal_stop_time_distance ERROR 6

decreasing_or_equal_stop_time_distance

Decreasing or equal shape_dist_traveled in stop_times.txt.

When sorted by stop_times.stop_sequence, two consecutive entries in stop_times.txt should have increasing distance, based on the field shape_dist_traveled. If the values are equal, this is considered as an error.

You can see more about this notice here.

tripId (?) The id of the faulty trip. stopId (?) The id of the faulty stop. csvRowNumber (?) The row number from `stop_times.txt`. shapeDistTraveled (?) Actual distance traveled along the shape from the first shape point to the faulty record. stopSequence (?) The faulty record's `stop_times.stop_sequence`. prevCsvRowNumber (?) The row number from `stop_times.txt` of the previous stop time. prevShapeDistTraveled (?) Actual distance traveled along the shape from the first shape point to the previous stop time. prevStopSequence (?) The previous record's `stop_times.stop_sequence`.
"11764505_20583" "PF_E10_C" 214953 0.0 2 214952 0.0 1
"11510906_20576" "PF_E10_C" 199513 0.0 2 199512 0.0 1
"11764503_20583" "PF_E10_C" 214889 0.0 2 214888 0.0 1
"11687110_20583" "PF_E10_C" 211191 0.0 2 211190 0.0 1
"11510909_20576" "PF_E10_C" 203735 0.0 2 203734 0.0 1
"11687111_20583" "PF_E10_C" 211255 0.0 2 211254 0.0 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.

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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 "20260509" "20260515" "20260516"
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.

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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"
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 36

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.
10343 "RYEL_179" "10641515_20583" 234070 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
10703 "RYEL_185" "11686382_20583" 240334 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
10526 "RYEL_182" "11695516_20576" 237295 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
11061 "RYEL_195" "9417441_20583" 246488 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
11139 "RYEL_198" "9417657_20583" 247544 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
10883 "RYEL_191" "11764956_20583" 243439 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
9295 "RYEL_164" "9417415_20583" 218598 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
9542 "RYEL_168" "11668062_20583" 222682 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813277,-77.054295] 102.1435815461079
9639 "RYEL_169" "9537879_20583" 223079 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
9859 "RYEL_173" "11670195_20583" 226725 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813277,-77.054295] 102.1435815461079
9946 "RYEL_174" "9587408_20583" 227082 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
10144 "RYEL_176" "9587408_20576" 230565 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
18965 "SHUTTLE_503" "18964_20641" 398604 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
17299 "SHUTTLE_488" "17298_20641" 392595 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
18431 "SHUTTLE_498" "18430_20641" 396687 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
17893 "SHUTTLE_493" "17892_20641" 394728 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
4010 "RBLU_51" "11670327_20583" 102888 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
3720 "RBLU_44" "11668900_20583" 97967 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
11927 "RYEL_215" "9587692_20576" 258507 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
11928 "RYEL_216" "10641971_20583" 258511 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
11929 "RYEL_217" "9587429_20576" 258515 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
11636 "RYEL_210" "11670340_20583" 254664 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
11728 "RYEL_211" "9587692_20583" 255032 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
11729 "RYEL_212" "9587429_20583" 255036 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
12026 "RYEL_218" "10641536_20583" 259776 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
12311 "RYEL_225" "11695343_20576" 265185 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
12406 "RYEL_226" "11686403_20583" 266420 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
12309 "RYEL_223" "11695663_20576" 265177 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
12310 "RYEL_224" "11687168_20583" 265181 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
12669 "RYEL_231" "11765103_20583" 271327 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
11412 "RYEL_203" "9537889_20583" 250984 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
11482 "RYEL_206" "9538112_20583" 251936 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
11310 "RYEL_202" "11669010_20583" 250576 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
12670 "RYEL_232" "11764783_20583" 271331 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
5340 "RBLU_88" "11670115_20583" 133527 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813277,-77.054295] 102.1435815461079
4996 "RBLU_83" "11667338_20583" 126815 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813277,-77.054295] 102.1435815461079
stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance WARNING 2689

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 2689 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.
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339165 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455100000001,-76.866286] 137.58918405834973
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339166 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.886722,-76.895926] 155.24414000867074
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339167 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339168 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937385] 132.96566762076196
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339175 "PF_D02_2" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.20333563411636
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339182 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89118500000001,-77.084455] 255.09854118981303
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339185 "PF_K04_2" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.05562621589672
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339187 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
15278 "RSLV_353" "11763789_20583" 339190 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
16789 "RSLV_474" "10640721_20583" 389693 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
16789 "RSLV_474" "10640721_20583" 389696 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
16789 "RSLV_474" "10640721_20583" 389698 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
16789 "RSLV_474" "10640721_20583" 389701 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
16789 "RSLV_474" "10640721_20583" 389708 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
15277 "RSLV_352" "11686797_20583" 339162 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389455 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389458 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389460 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389463 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389470 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389477 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937385] 132.96566762076196
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389478 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389479 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.886722,-76.895926] 155.24414000867074
16782 "RSLV_473" "10640677_20583" 389480 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455100000001,-76.866286] 137.58918405834973
15320 "RSLV_355" "11764556_20583" 340524 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
15320 "RSLV_355" "11764556_20583" 340527 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
16797 "RSLV_476" "11685846_20583" 389959 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
16797 "RSLV_476" "11685846_20583" 389962 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
16797 "RSLV_476" "11685846_20583" 389969 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
16797 "RSLV_476" "11685846_20583" 389976 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937385] 132.96566762076196
16797 "RSLV_476" "11685846_20583" 389977 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
16797 "RSLV_476" "11685846_20583" 389978 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.886722,-76.895926] 155.24414000867074
16797 "RSLV_476" "11685846_20583" 389979 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455100000001,-76.866286] 137.58918405834973
15317 "RSLV_354" "11763773_20583" 340493 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389931 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389934 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389936 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389939 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389946 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389953 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937385] 132.96566762076196
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389954 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389955 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.886722,-76.895926] 155.24414000867074
16796 "RSLV_475" "10641919_20583" 389956 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455100000001,-76.866286] 137.58918405834973
10241 "RYEL_177" "9587390_20583" 231817 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813277,-77.054295] 102.1435815461079
10241 "RYEL_177" "9587390_20583" 231819 "PF_C10_1" "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform-Trains North Washington DC & Maryland Via Virginia" [38.852208,-77.043524] 150.24448847602196
10241 "RYEL_177" "9587390_20583" 231820 "PF_C09_1" "Crystal City, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform" [38.85767500000001,-77.051815] 109.35913054414533
10241 "RYEL_177" "9587390_20583" 231826 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
10241 "RYEL_177" "9587390_20583" 231828 "PF_E03_C" "U St, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.91701,-77.029081] 135.23258239542602
10241 "RYEL_177" "9587390_20583" 231829 "PF_E04_C" "Columbia Heights, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.928689000000006,-77.032641] 133.2439645966135
10241 "RYEL_177" "9587390_20583" 231830 "PF_E05_C" "Georgia Ave-Petworth, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.93657300000001,-77.024128] 101.19881589360594
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