NS

From Arnout Engelen

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It'd be nice to have the NS reisinformatie (train info) on my mobile without needing an (expensive?) internet connection.

[edit] Getting the data

This seems to be the main stumbling block. For each station, the full chart is available as a PDF. Not easily parsable, though.

Also, for 26 large stations a small 'card' is available showing the departure times from and to that station. More easily parsable (pdftohtml and some post-processing), but misses some vital info:

  • From what perron do the trains leave?
  • When do they arrive?
  • When are they available? (early/late, weekends?)
  • No 'route planning' - though some of that could be inferred.

[edit] Implementing

My nokia 6230i is a S40-series phone, for which Nokia has a nice SDK for developing and testing midlets.

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