London TfL Arrivals Board

Miniature Python-based TfL Arrivals Board Running via Raspberry Pi Zero W

Project Details

I created a thread on Twitter with a video of the arrivals board in action, along with some additional details on how I created it.

Twitter - TfL Arrival Board Thread

Configuration

config.py

A config.py file is required in order to run the arrivals board code. Please review the config_example.py file for further details on the required details. Copy src/config_example.py to src/config.py and populate the values as needed.

station.txt

station.txt is a externally hosted file which contains 3 parameters related to the TfL station which is to be displayed on the arrivals board. The arrivals board will periodically pull this file, compare the updated_on parameter, and refresh the station as required. An example of the file contents is as follows:

{
  "station": "Seven Sisters",
  "direction": "Inbound",
  "updated_on": "2022-06-20T23:45:16+01:00"
}

Looking for the Typeface?

Check out my London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface repository to download the dot matrix typeface used in this project.

Inspiration

• Chris Hutchinson's UK Train Departure Screen
• UK Departure Boards via Geoff Marshall

Attributions

Powered by TfL Open Data

• Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights [2016]
• Geomni UK Map data © and database rights [2019]

Additional Dot Matrix Font by Daniel Hart