Transport & ShippingDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

VIA Rail Canada GTFS

VIA Rail's national passenger rail network in Canada, as a static GTFS zip

Freeauth: noneOGL-Canada-2.0✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree GTFS zip; no account.
Sign-up?: None neededCall it straight away
Commercial use?: YesOGL-Canada-2.0, with credit

The fine print

License note: VIA's developer page binds the GTFS download to the Open Government Licence – Canada version 2; the linked licence page is version 2.0.
Required attribution: Required under OGL-Canada 2.0: acknowledge VIA Rail as the source and include the licence attribution statement.

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// Overview

VIA Rail Canada GTFS

VIA Rail Canada publishes its intercity passenger rail schedules and stations as a GTFS zip, with agency, routes, trips, stops and calendar files, on its developer-resources page.

Coverage

VIA Rail's national passenger rail network in Canada, as a static GTFS zip.

Good for

#transport-shipping#rail#canada#gtfs#timetables

Verdict

Canadian intercity rail schedules for travel and mobility analysis, alongside ttc-gtfs-toronto for urban transit. Licence: OGL-Canada-2.0: VIA's page says "By downloading our GTFS data, you agree to be bound to the Open Government Licence – Canada version 2." and the national licence page says "This is version 2.0 of the Open Government Licence – Canada." Rate limits: Not stated (file download). Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free GTFS zip; no account.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	OGL-Canada-2.0
License note	VIA's developer page binds the GTFS download to the Open Government Licence – Canada version 2; the linked licence page is version 2.0.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: VIA Rail Canada GTFS
slug: via-rail-gtfs
category: Transport & Shipping
domain: Transport & Shipping
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/via-rail-gtfs
providerUrl: https://www.viarail.ca/en/developer-resources
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free GTFS zip; no account.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.viarail.ca/en/developer-resources
coverage: VIA Rail's national passenger rail network in Canada, as a static GTFS zip.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.viarail.ca/en/developer-resources
https://www.viarail.ca/sites/all/files/gtfs/viarail.zip
https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
tasks: transport-shipping
rail
canada
gtfs
timetables
license: OGL-Canada-2.0
licenseUrl: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
licenseNote: VIA's developer page binds the GTFS download to the Open Government Licence – Canada version 2; the linked licence page is version 2.0.
attribution: Required under OGL-Canada 2.0: acknowledge VIA Rail as the source and include the licence attribution statement.

// The same record over MCP

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{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "via-rail-gtfs"
    }
  }
}

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Verdict

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// Full record · catalog.json

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