Transport Timetables 35% open

What data is expected?

Timetables of major government operated (or commissioned) national-level public transport services (specifically bus and train). The focus here is on national level services (not those which operate only at a municipal or city level and which are not controlled or regulated by the national government). A 'yes' in any question will refer to both types of transport. However, if there is no national level service operated or regulated by the government for a given type of transport (for instance busses), then this type is ignored in this data category.

What data is available

•   Does the data exist? Yes
•   Is data in digital form? Yes
•   Publicly available? Yes(as Trains Time Schedule published by Egyptian National Railways Authority - Email: support@enr.gov.eg)
•   Is the data available for free? Yes
•   Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
•   Is the data machine readable? No (n/a)
•   Available in bulk? No
•   Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
•   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Unsure

Details

The trains time schedule is available online on the website of the Egyptian National Railways Authority. You can only search with specific data and start/stop stations, no way to download data in bulk. The search boxed are not user friendly.

In addition to trains, timetable for buses going from one city to the other are available on the website of the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport: http://www.bus.com.eg/EBus/OnlineServices/Home/index.aspx

Cairo International Airport flights timetable are available here: http://www.cairo-airport.com/flight_schedule.asp (Cairo Airport and the EgyptAir companies are government-owned).

Final reviewer: On none of the websites a clear mention of update procedure was identified. Thus, it is unknown whether the information provided is released on a timely and up-to-date basis. The three websites carry a 'copyright' mention at the bottom: the information is thus the property of the respective institution. Lastly, as the data is solely queriable through a web-based interface, it is admitted that the data is not provided in a machine-readable format; there is no way to easily download the whole dataset, therefore data is not available for download in bulk.