GTFS Schedule Validation Report

This report was generated by the Canonical GTFS Schedule validator, version 7.1.0 at 2026-05-04T19:35:25Z,
for the dataset file:///shared/wmata-rail_66244b7f.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:
2026-04-29
Feed End Date:
2026-05-08

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: 436
  • Stops: 2175
  • Trips: 16514

Specification Compliance report

2409 notices reported (5 errors, 2401 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
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.

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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 "20260504" "20260508" "20260511"
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.

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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 31

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.
9622 "RYEL_177" "9587692_20571" 222715 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
9623 "RYEL_178" "9537889_20576" 222719 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
9687 "RYEL_179" "9587429_20571" 223551 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
9891 "RYEL_184" "9538112_20576" 227142 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
9955 "RYEL_186" "11730512_20576" 228532 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
10025 "RYEL_189" "11687168_20571" 229484 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
10026 "RYEL_190" "11730735_20576" 229488 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
10270 "RYEL_196" "9587429_20576" 233953 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
10027 "RYEL_191" "11686403_20571" 229492 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
10186 "RYEL_194" "9587692_20576" 232123 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
15338 "SHUTTLE_426" "15337_20641" 348264 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
14744 "SHUTTLE_421" "14743_20641" 346131 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
9141 "RYEL_164" "10641515_20576" 214302 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
8963 "RYEL_160" "11695516_20576" 211241 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
9324 "RYEL_167" "9417441_20576" 217515 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
16410 "SHUTTLE_436" "16409_20641" 352140 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
15876 "SHUTTLE_431" "15875_20641" 350223 "PF_A08_C" "Friendship Heights, Red Line Center Platform" [38.960775,-77.085745] 167.74995741945082
9551 "RYEL_175" "11592035_20576" 221171 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
9402 "RYEL_170" "9417657_20576" 218571 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
9473 "RYEL_172" "11591819_20576" 220115 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
10468 "RYEL_199" "11695663_20576" 237424 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
10648 "RYEL_203" "10641971_20576" 240499 "PF_C12_C" "Braddock Road, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform" [38.813274839281426,-77.05428998517345] 102.14237484025615
10649 "RYEL_204" "10641536_20576" 240503 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
10469 "RYEL_200" "11695343_20576" 237428 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638000000266,-77.02191822994399] 103.83732130238609
7825 "RYEL_138" "9417415_20576" 191254 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
7973 "RYEL_141" "11591793_20576" 193862 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
8121 "RYEL_144" "9587408_20571" 196470 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
8218 "RYEL_145" "9537879_20576" 197731 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
8586 "RYEL_153" "11686382_20571" 204675 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
8681 "RYEL_154" "9587408_20576" 205910 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
8453 "RYEL_150" "11730502_20576" 202325 "PF_E01_C" "Mt Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform" [38.905638,-77.021923] 103.83814164420934
stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance WARNING 2365

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 2365 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.
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318823 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318826 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318828 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318831 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318838 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318845 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937385] 132.96566762076196
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318846 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318847 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.886722,-76.895926] 155.24414000867074
13510 "RSLV_353" "9588104_20571" 318848 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455100000001,-76.866286] 137.58918405834973
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317533 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317536 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317538 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317541 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317548 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317555 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937385] 132.96566762076196
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317556 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317557 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.886722,-76.895926] 155.24414000867074
13472 "RSLV_352" "9586902_20576" 317558 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455100000001,-76.866286] 137.58918405834973
10831 "RORG_207" "9587802_20571" 243705 "PF_D02_2" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.20333563411636
10831 "RORG_207" "9587802_20571" 243712 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89118500000001,-77.084455] 255.09854118981303
10831 "RORG_207" "9587802_20571" 243715 "PF_K04_2" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.05562621589672
13512 "RSLV_355" "9588093_20571" 318889 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
13512 "RSLV_355" "9588093_20571" 318892 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
13512 "RSLV_355" "9588093_20571" 318894 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
13512 "RSLV_355" "9588093_20571" 318897 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
13512 "RSLV_355" "9588093_20571" 318904 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
10860 "RORG_208" "9587802_20576" 244459 "PF_D02_2" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.20333563411636
10860 "RORG_208" "9587802_20576" 244466 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89118500000001,-77.084455] 255.09854118981303
10860 "RORG_208" "9587802_20576" 244469 "PF_K04_2" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.05562621589672
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318855 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318858 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318860 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318863 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318870 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318877 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937385] 132.96566762076196
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318878 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318879 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.886722,-76.895926] 155.24414000867074
13511 "RSLV_354" "9588104_20576" 318880 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455100000001,-76.866286] 137.58918405834973
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316241 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316244 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316246 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316249 "PF_K01_C" "Court House, Orange,Silver Line Center Platform" [38.891191,-77.084434] 257.02300628028377
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316256 "PF_D02_1" "Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.887535,-77.02832600000002] 104.87786282807436
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316263 "PF_G01_C" "Benning Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.890347,-76.937385] 132.96566762076196
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316264 "PF_G02_C" "Capitol Heights, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.88964,-76.913484] 145.12207709073292
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316265 "PF_G03_C" "Addison Rd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.886722,-76.895926] 155.24414000867074
13434 "RSLV_351" "9586902_20571" 316266 "PF_G04_C" "Morgan Blvd, Blue/Silver Line Center Platform" [38.89455100000001,-76.866286] 137.58918405834973
13431 "RSLV_350" "9586822_20576" 316151 "PF_N04_C" "Spring Hill, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.928407,-77.241107] 111.55307305880478
13431 "RSLV_350" "9586822_20576" 316154 "PF_N01_C" "McLean, Silver Line Center Platform" [38.924915000000006,-77.20926] 127.68727211983155
13431 "RSLV_350" "9586822_20576" 316156 "PF_K04_1" "Ballston, Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform" [38.882299,-77.111728] 129.1404791708516
unknown_column INFO 3

unknown_column

A column name is unknown.

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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