piebro/deutsche-bahn-data

Deutsche Bahn Train Data

This dataset contains public historical data from Deutsche Bahn, the largest German train company. It includes train schedules, delays, and cancellations from stations across Germany.

For more info visit the project page at GitHub: https://github.com/piebro/deutsche-bahn-data

Dataset Structure

Monthly Processed Data

The monthly processed data is located in monthly_processed_data/ and contains files named data-YYYY-MM.parquet.

Schema:

Column	Type	Description
station_name	string	Name of the station
xml_station_name	string	Station name from the XML response
eva	string	EVA station number (unique identifier)
train_name	string	Name of the train (e.g., "ICE 123", "RE 5")
final_destination_station	string	Final destination of the train
delay_in_min	integer	Delay in minutes
time	timestamp	Actual arrival or departure time
is_canceled	boolean	Whether the train stop was canceled
train_type	string	Type of train (e.g., "ICE", "IC", "RE")
train_line_ride_id	string	Unique identifier for the train ride
train_line_station_num	integer	Station number in the train's route
arrival_planned_time	timestamp	Planned arrival time
arrival_change_time	timestamp	Actual/changed arrival time
departure_planned_time	timestamp	Planned departure time
departure_change_time	timestamp	Actual/changed departure time
id	string	Unique identifier for the train stop

Raw Data

The raw data is located in raw_data/ and is partitioned by year={year}/month={month}/day={day}/. Each partition contains multiple parquet files with hourly data.

Schema:

Column	Type	Description
timestamp	timestamp	When the API request was made
url	string	The API endpoint URL that was queried
api_name	string	Name of the API (e.g., "timetables/v1/plan", "timetables/v1/fchg")
query_params	string	JSON string of query parameters used
response_data	string	Raw XML or JSON response from the API
status_code	string	HTTP status code of the response
error	string	Error message if the request failed
duration_ms	float	Request duration in milliseconds
year	integer	Year of the request (partition key)
month	integer	Month of the request (partition key)
day	integer	Day of the request (partition key)

License

The dataset is licensed under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) by Deutsche Bahn.

Acknowledgments

Data sourced from Deutsche Bahn's public APIs. Special thanks to Deutsche Bahn for providing open access to this data.