🚌 Madurai CityBus Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

The official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Madurai CityBus public transit, connecting AI assistants (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Gemini, AI Agents) to Madurai's bus route network, official stage fares, stop sequences, and platform bay departures.

⚡ Features

• Route Discovery: Direct and 1-transfer routing across 966 bus routes and 3,000 stops in Madurai.

• Official Stage Fares: Authoritative TNSTC stage fare breakdowns (Ordinary, LSS, Express, Deluxe AC).

• Platform Bay Intelligence: Departure platforms (I/II/III/IV) at Periyar Bus Stand.

• Bilingual Stop Search: Search stops in English, Tamil Unicode (பெரியார்), or colloquial transliterations.

• Interactive Deep Links: Automatically returns canonical links (https://maduraione.in/route/...) for live visual route maps.

Related MCP server: Winnipeg City MCP Server

🚀 Quick Setup

1. Claude Desktop

Add this configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json:

• MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "madurai-bus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "madurai-transit-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

2. Cursor IDE

Add this to .cursor/mcp.json or in Cursor Settings ➔ Features ➔ MCP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "madurai-bus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "madurai-transit-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

3. Local Testing with MCP Inspector

You can test all tools interactively using the official MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx -y madurai-transit-mcp

🛠️ Available MCP Tools

search_bus_routes

Find direct and 1-transfer bus routes between two locations in Madurai.

{
  "from": "Periyar",
  "to": "Alagarkovil",
  "max_transfers": 1
}

get_bus_details

Get full route details, spoke category, departure platform bay, and complete stop sequence for a specific bus number.

{
  "bus_number": "44"
}

search_bus_stops

Bilingual search (English & Tamil) for bus stops with spoke classifications and verified GPS coordinates.

{
  "query": "பெரியார்"
}

calculate_fare

Calculate exact official TNSTC stage fares across all service classes (Ordinary, LSS, Express, Deluxe AC).

{
  "boarding_stop": "PERIYAR BUS STAND",
  "alighting_stop": "MGR BUS STAND",
  "bus_number": "77"
}

⚠️ Ground Realities & Disclaimers

Public transit in Tier-2 Indian cities operates differently from Western transit models:

1. Headway Frequency vs. Timetables: TNSTC Madurai buses operate on shift-based headway frequency rather than published minute-by-minute digital timetables.

2. Topological vs. Surveyed GPS: Out of ~3,000 stops across the district, ~600 core urban stops have verified survey coordinates. Remaining rural/peri-urban stops are mapped topologically by sequence.

3. Multi-Leg Transfers: Interchange suggestions use the 7-Spoke Madurai Topological Model and should be treated as guidance. Commuters should verify live platform departures at bus stands.

🌐 Powered By

• Web App & Live Bus Telemetry: https://maduraione.in

• Android App (Google Play): Madurai CityBus on Google Play

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/rsiva2294/madurai-transit-mcp

📄 License

MIT © MaduraiOne