rail_destination: Rail Station to Station Information

In metro: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority API

Rail Station to Station Information

Description

Returns a distance, fare information, and estimated travel time between any two stations, including those on different lines. Omit both parameters to retrieve data for all stations.

Usage

rail_destination(
  FromStationCode = NULL,
  ToStationCode = NULL,
  api_key = wmata_key()
)

Arguments

FromStationCode	Station code for the origin station. Use the rail_stations() function to return a list of all station codes.
ToStationCode	Station code for the destination station. Use the rail_stations() function to return a list of all station codes.
api_key	Subscription key which provides access to this API. Defaults Sys.getenv("WMATA_KEY") via wmata_key().

Format

A tibble 1 row per with variables:

SourceStation

Origin station code. Use this value in other rail-related APIs to retrieve data about a station.

DestinationStation

Destination station code. Use this value in other rail-related APIs to retrieve data about a station.

CompositeMiles

Average of distance traveled between two stations and straight-line distance (as used for WMATA fare calculations). For more details, please refer to WMATA's Tariff on Fares.

RailTime

Estimated travel time (schedule time) in minutes between the source and destination station. This is not correlated to minutes (Min) in Real-Time Rail Predictions.

PeakTime

Fare during peak times (weekdays from opening to 9:30 AM and 3-7 PM (EST), and weekends from midnight to closing).

OffPeakTime

Fare during off-peak times (times other than the ones described below).

SeniorDisabled

Reduced fare for senior citizens or people with disabilities.

Value

A data frame containing station to station information

See Also

https://developer.wmata.com/docs/services/5476364f031f590f38092507/operations/5476364f031f5909e4fe3313

Other Rail Station Information: rail_entrance(), rail_lines(), rail_path(), rail_stations(), rail_times(), station_info()

Examples

## Not run: 
rail_destination("A01", "A08")

## End(Not run)

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