Simple flask api. Countdown to next train for each station in the subway system. Uses MTA Realtime Feeds: https://api.mta.info/#/subwayRealTimeFeeds

To run:

1. Create virtual environment and activate:

python3 -m venv env

source env/bin/activate

2. Install requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Get api key from https://api.mta.info/#/AccessKey and store the following in a .env file in the root of the directory:

MTA_API_KEY="<api-key>"

export FLASK_ENV=development

export FLASK_APP=index.py

4. Run Flask app

flask run

5. To find the next train for the stop, go to 'http://localhost:5000/api/stops/' to find your station. Note down the station_id field. For ex. Times Sq-42 St has the station_id = 38.

6. Navigate to:

http://localhost:5000/api/train_times/38

• direction: N (uptown), S(downtown)
• times: time in seconds to next trains
• route_id: The route name for the train, see subway_metadata/routes.csv for the routes table.

Things to add:

• Subway alerts and delays