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Cached UK train departures and qualified platforms, powered by National Rail Enquiries.
- Status
- Healthy
- Uptime
- 100.0% over the last 24 hours
- Last Tested
- Transport
- Streamable HTTP · MCP 2025-11-25
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TDQS
Scored across 4 tools
get_departures and next_train both retrieve cached train information and could be confused, though the descriptions clarify that one returns a board listing and the other returns a single next train between two stations. list_stations and platform_for are clearly distinct.
The names mix verb_noun patterns (get_departures, list_stations) with adjective_noun (next_train) and noun_preposition (platform_for). They remain readable, but there is no consistent convention across the set.
Four tools is well-scoped for a narrow cached train-departure server. Each tool maps to a distinct lookup need: stations, board departures, next train, and platform information.
The surface covers basic station listing, departure boards, next-train lookup, and platform lookup, but lacks obvious supporting operations such as service status, disruption information, or fuller service details. Some gaps are intentional, but agents may still hit dead ends for common rail queries.
Available Tools
4 toolsget_departuresARead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Read up to 20 eligible departures from a cached board. Cold caches are unavailable; preserve freshness, coverage and attribution.
Inputs: station (required).
list_stationsARead-onlyIdempotentInspect
List the 16 supported UK stations and canonical URLs.
Inputs: no named parameters.
next_trainARead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Next listed eligible cached train from one catalogue station to another, terminating or calling there. No journey planning or completeness guarantee.
Inputs: to (required), from (required).
platform_forCRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Qualified platform sentence for an exact cached service_id at a station. Plans and history are never reports.
Inputs: station (required), service_id (required).
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