Stations

class station.Stations(data_dir=None, verbose=True)[source]

A class for collecting railway station data.

Parameters

  • data_dir (str, None) – name of data directory, defaults to None

  • verbose (bool or int) – whether to print relevant information in console as the function runs, defaults to True

Variables

  • Name (str) – name of the data

  • Key (str) – key of the dict-type data

  • HomeURL (str) – URL of the main homepage

  • SourceURL (str) – URL of the data web page

  • LUDKey (str) – key of the last updated date

  • LUD (str) – last updated date

  • Catalogue (dict) – catalogue of the data

  • DataDir (str) – path to the data directory

  • CurrentDataDir (str) – path to the current data directory

  • StnKey (str) – key of the dict-type data of railway stations

  • StnPickle (str) – name of the pickle file of railway station data

  • BilingualKey (str) – key of the dict-type data of bilingual names

  • SpStnNameSignKey (str) – key of the dict-type data of sponsored station name signs

  • NSFOKey (str) – key of the dict-type data of stations not served by SFO

  • IntlKey (str) – key of the dict-type data of UK international railway stations

  • TriviaKey (str) – key of the dict-type data of UK railway station trivia

  • ARKey (str) – key of the dict-type data of UK railway station access rights

  • BarrierErrKey (str) – key of the dict-type data of railway station barrier error codes

Example:

>>> from pyrcs.other_assets import Stations

>>> stn = Stations()

>>> print(stn.Name)
Railway station data

>>> print(stn.SourceURL)
http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/stations/station0.shtm

Methods

collect_station_data_by_initial(initial[, …])

Collect railway station data for the given initial letter.

extended_info(info_dat, name)

Get extended information of the owners/operators.

fetch_station_data([update, pickle_it, …])

Fetch railway station data from local backup.

get_station_data_catalogue([update, verbose])

Get catalogue of railway station data.