Brief Description
Accessibility refers to enabling all people to use services and infrastructure, regardless of restrictions. To ensure that all people can use multi-modal mobility, we offer various datasets that illuminate the accessibility of various aspects, in particular public transport.
Depending on the means of transport used at a stop, the number of objects and attributes to be recorded differs. For bus stops, for example, no reference points, counters, toilets, parking spaces and connections need be recorded, whereas this is mandatory for stations.
Further information on accessibility can be found here and under Barrierefreiheit in der Fahrplanauskunft, and a detailed description of the data provided can be found here: oev-info (in the right bar: Documents > Annex to the guidance).
Data and interfaces
The data are primarily recorded in atlas (s. instructions). There, the data sets are offered in three ‘versions’:
- «Heute»: Daily update of the data.
- «Fahrplanwechsel»: Status of the data on the first day of the upcoming timetable (timetable change).
- «Alle Versionen»: All versions of the data.
The most important data and interfaces:
Grouped together under the Accessibility Group: https://data.opentransportdata.swiss/group/accessibilitydata
- Barrierefreies Reisen – Rollstuhlzugänglichkeit
- Barrierefreiheit – Haltestellen (Heute / Fahrplanwechsel / Alle Versionen)
- Barrierefreiheit – Haltekanten (Heute / Fahrplanwechsel / Alle Versionen)
- Barrierefreiheit – Referenzpunkt (Heute / Fahrplanwechsel / Alle Versionen)
- Barrierefreiheit – Schalter (Heute / Fahrplanwechsel / Alle Versionen)
- Barrierefreiheit – Toiletten (Heute / Fahrplanwechsel / Alle Versionen)
- Barrierefreiheit – Parkplätze (Heute / Fahrplanwechsel / Alle Versionen)
- Barrierefreiheit – Verbindungen (Heute / Fahrplanwechsel / Alle Versionen)
The data can also be obtained via API at this URL: https://developer.sbb.ch/apis/atlas/information.
Functional Description
From a technical point of view, we provide various information on accessibility. Specifically, the accessibility of infrastructure at and around stops, i.e. ticket and information counters, toilets and parking spaces. The accessibility of stops and stops (see also timetable data). Information about the reference points required to map the accessibility of the route between objects (e.g. stops, toilets) and their connections, i.e. between the reference points and objects (e.g. counters, toilets). As well as a data set on wheelchair accessibility for each stop and stop, based on the timetable data and the DDA inventory. This dataset also includes accessibility for a small number of vehicles, including an explanation of how they were rated.
The stops and edges are referred to using the Swiss Location ID (SLOID). Data is collected and provided on an object-specific basis. The accessibility data is based on the existing stops (Service Points, Areas, and Stop Places).
Bild: Datensätze zur Barrierefreiheit.
Explanations of terms
All the terms listed are described under Timetable data – overview and Master Data and Metadata – Overview, and are not repeated here.