SNCF Trains (France) — Schedules & Real-time — Official API

Train journeys, departure boards and lines for the French rail network, from the official SNCF API (Navitia-powered api.sncf.com): TGV, TER, Intercités and Transilien.

What it does

• Journeys between two stations — best itineraries with transfers, duration and CO₂ emissions
• Next departures from a station — scheduled and real-time estimated times, platform, direction
• Lines and routes — line codes, colors, modes and the routes they serve
• Station names or IDs accepted — names are resolved automatically via the places endpoint; pure UIC codes are expanded to full Navitia ids
• Real-time data included when available (includeRealtime)
• Output verbosity: minimal, standard, full (full includes the raw Navitia payload)

Input example

{
  "fromStation": "Paris Gare de Lyon",
  "toStation": "Lyon Part-Dieu",
  "date": "2026-10-20",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "includeRealtime": true,
  "outputFields": "standard"
}

Main input fields: fromStation, toStation, line, date, datetime, maxResults, includeRealtime, outputFields.

Output example (journey, standard)

{
  "source": "sncf",
  "journeyId": "journey-id",
  "departure": {
    "station": "Paris Gare de Lyon",
    "uicCode": "stop_area:OCE:SA:87686006",
    "scheduledTime": "20261020T100400",
    "realTime": "20261020T100400"
  },
  "arrival": {
    "station": "Lyon Part-Dieu",
    "uicCode": "stop_area:OCE:SA:87723197",
    "scheduledTime": "20261020T120400",
    "realTime": "20261020T120400"
  },
  "duration": 7200,
  "transfers": 0,
  "co2Emissions": 1200,
  "sections": [
    { "type": "public_transport", "mode": "train", "line": "TGV INOUI", "lineCode": "TGV", "from": "Paris Gare de Lyon", "to": "Lyon Part-Dieu" }
  ]
}

Departure records expose stopArea, uicCode, line, direction, scheduledDeparture, realTimeDeparture, platform.

Data source

• SNCF Open Data API (api.sncf.com/v1/coverage/sncf) — official SNCF schedules and real-time data for French trains

Notes

• The SNCF API uses a token (free developer tier up to 150,000 requests/month, 5,000/day). The Actor runs with its configured token — you don't need your own; advanced users can override it with the SNCF_API_KEY environment variable. Free tokens can be requested at numerique.sncf.com.
• Times are returned in SNCF/Navitia format (YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS, Paris time).