Department of Transport API Release Notes
This page contains release notes for features and updates to the Department of Transport APIs. We recommend that API developers periodically check this list for any new announcements.
GTFS-R Trip Updates, Service Alerts and Vehicle Positions - Yarra Tram Service
26/09/2023
As of today, the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) has published the GTFS-Real Time datasets for Yarra Tram services. These data feeds are openly available to developers for integration into third-party apps in order to provide simpler and more convenient access to real time information on their phones and personal devices.
GTFS-Real Time APIs for Trams:
GTFS-Realtime Tram Trip Update
GTFS-Realtime Tram Service Alerts
GTFS-Realtime Tram Vehicle Position
GTFS-R Trip Updates, Service Alerts and Vehicle Positions
09/03/2022
Following the Metro Trains GTFS-R real-time data releases in December for trip updates and vehicle positions, the Department of Transport has published the service alerts today.
Service alerts allow you to provide updates whenever there is disruption on the network. Delays are delivered via Trip Updates, whereas cancellations are published via Service Alerts. For initial release of Service Alerts, only cancellations will be published.
Planned Disruptions - Road API
15/12/2021
As of today, the Department of Transport has published the Planned Disruptions - Road API. This dataset contains the locations and details of planned disruptions in near real-time on roads managed by the Victorian DOT. The data includes (where available) the location of the disruption, road name, type of works being undertaken, which travel direction it affects, what time of the day works will be undertaken, how many lanes may be affected, how long the delay may be and other supporting information. In accordance with the Road Management Act, the Department of Transport is the coordinating road authority for all the arterial roads and freeways that are not privately owned in Victoria. For any works on, or that may affect, the road network, the Department of Transport must manage the disruption in order to protect the community and help people continue on their journey - The Data Exchange Team
Emergency Road Closures And Traffic Alerts
03/08/2020
As of today, we published the Emergency Road Closures And Traffic Alerts(ERC) API, which will allow you to query the all unplanned road closures and traffic alerts recorded by DOT, in real-time. The records represent a closure affecting either to the point on road or the length of road. - The Data Exchange Team
Lane Use Management Signals
30/04/2019
As of today, we published the Lane Use Management Signals (LUMS) API, which will allow you to query the near real-time electronic speed signs along the Victorian Freeway Network. The Data Exchange Team
