A better timetable for MTA's Metro-North
As someone who lives in New York, I rely on public transportation. Every once in a while, in the form of MTA's Metro-North. When I need to consult a timetable for their trains I go to their mobile website on my iPhone. I've never liked the way their site is built but it was not until recently that the MTA made publicly available their data.
After some hours of work, I ended up with this page:
You can select a date or station by clicking on them.
You can reverse the trip by clicking the icon next to the stations.
If you are looking at today's trains, only the future trains are displayed.
You can view past trains by clicking the bar below the stations (when you are viewing today's trains)
Each train is displayed with:
Departure time on the left.
Duration of the ride displayed in text next to the departure time.
Duration of the ride displayed as a bar below the times. The length of the bar represents the duration of the ride.
10-minute intervals are marked with a lighter color.
Hour intervals are marked with a darker color.
Arrival time on the right.
The images on this post show my approach as well as MTA's mobile website.
Please note that even though I am using MTA's data, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. Use at your own risk.
