Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
Kusakaru Kotsu (草軽交通)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in Nagano, Japan.
A data-quality and completeness lens to help an agency improve its GTFS feed. Not an official compliance determination from any transit program. New to this? How to read your scorecard. Interactive view of this scorecard. Rubric v1.3, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 1 days ago; last changed 6 days ago.
Measured 3 of 4 score categories from the agency's own feed.
How we measured this
Confidence in this measurement: medium.
- Realtime quality was not measured this run. It does not count against the grade.
- The feed was downloaded from the agency's own URL.
Confidence describes how much the pipeline could measure this run, not the feed itself. It never changes the grade.
Top things to fix
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.Likely your team
111 of 111 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there. Riders who use wheelchairs can't plan a trip when accessibility is marked 'unknown'; apps show no information at all.
⏱ A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.worth about +25 points in its category
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip.Likely your export tool
138 of 138 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
⏱ A default or per-trip field in your export.worth about +15 points in its category
Only change the flagged IDs if an app needs basic ASCII values. Update each place that uses the ID. Keep all names and headsigns in their original language.
Some internal IDs use characters outside the basic text set. These IDs are valid UTF-8 data. This warning is only about support in older apps. It does not mean that names in other languages are wrong.
⏱ A planned ID change, not a quick text cleanup.worth about +8 points in its category
Finding handoff
Move one finding to a recheck
Select one finding. Copy the request, make the change in the feed-producing tool, then compare the next complete run.
- Feed evidence
- 111 of 111 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.
- Next action
- Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.
- Recheck
- Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Copy handoff text
- Feed evidence
- 138 of 138 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible.
- Next action
- Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip.
- Recheck
- Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Copy handoff text
- Feed evidence
- Some internal IDs use characters outside the basic text set.
- Next action
- Only change the flagged IDs if an app needs basic ASCII values. Update each place that uses the ID. Keep all names and headsigns in their original language.
- Recheck
- Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Copy handoff text
How to make and check these changes
Check the result on the published feed. Read the guide, make the change in your tool, and use the next comparable run to see whether the finding is still reported. Only an action or ticket record can attribute who made the change.
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops. · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip. · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
Only change the flagged IDs if an app needs basic ASCII values. Update each place that uses the ID. Keep all names and headsigns in their original language.
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
Rider view: what this feed publishes
A quick read of rider-facing information in this feed.
- Schedule visibility
- The feed's last published service date is in 364 days.
- Published accessibility data
- Accessibility information is stated for 0% of stops and 0% of trips. This measures published data, not whether stops or vehicles are physically usable.
- Fare information
- Fare information is published using GTFS Fares v1.
- Realtime information
- Realtime-feed availability and live-arrival coverage are not known from this scorecard.
Important: This does not rate service reliability. Riders should confirm current service alerts, fares, and accessibility accommodations with the transit operator before traveling.
Send your vendor a fix request
You may not control the GTFS export yourself. Copy this and send it to whoever runs your scheduling software export. It names each fix with the validator notice and a guide link.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 8 kinds of issue across 8245 instances (0 error, 8243 warning, 2 informational).
Service data covers the next 364 days.
0% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (0% marked accessible, 0% marked not accessible). This measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. Fare data is published.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
1 accessibility depth signal
2 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (01 急行草軽線, 01 急行草軽線).
Consider: Adjust route_color or route_text_color so each pair clears 4.5:1. Often switching the text between black and white is enough.
Opportunities to strengthen the data, not deductions from the sub-score above. States what the second accessibility lens can check from the feed, not verified physical usability.
Fares are applied to trips.
Not scored yet. Nothing here counts against the grade.
Routes and stops
Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.
This feed has 111 stops.
The route and stop data is ready below. Load the map only when you want the geographic view. It uses additional data.
Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.
- 01 急行草軽線 (red)
- 01 急行草軽線 (red)
- 02 草軽病院線 (green)
- 02 草軽病院線 (green)
- 03 草北病院線 (yellow)
- 05 白糸線 (blue)
- 05 白糸線 (blue)
- 08 北軽線 (green)
- 08 北軽線 (green)
- 06 長野原線 (brown)
- 06 長野原線 (brown)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 01 急行草軽線 | Bus | red |
| 01 急行草軽線 | Bus | red |
| 02 草軽病院線 | Bus | green |
| 02 草軽病院線 | Bus | green |
| 03 草北病院線 | Bus | yellow |
| 05 白糸線 | Bus | blue |
| 05 白糸線 | Bus | blue |
| 08 北軽線 | Bus | green |
| 08 北軽線 | Bus | green |
| 06 長野原線 | Bus | brown |
| 06 長野原線 | Bus | brown |
List every stop
- ライジングフィールド軽井沢
- ライジングフィールド軽井沢
- 小瀬温泉
- 小瀬温泉
- 長日向
- 長日向
- 竜返しの滝
- 竜返しの滝
- 白糸の滝
- 白糸の滝
- 峰の茶屋
- 峰の茶屋
- 県境
- 県境
- 浅間ハイランドパーク
- 浅間ハイランドパーク
- 分去れの茶屋
- 分去れの茶屋
- 浅間牧場
- 浅間牧場
- 軽井沢駅北口
- 軽井沢駅北口
- 白樺の丘
- 白樺の丘
- パルコール村
- パルコール村
- 旧北軽井沢小学校入口
- 旧北軽井沢小学校入口
- 北軽井沢
- 甘楽
- 甘楽
- 音楽村
- 音楽村
- 御所平
- 御所平
- 吾妻
- 吾妻
- 浅間小学校前
- 浅間小学校前
- 旧診療所前
- 旧診療所前
- 新道
- 新道
- 田通口
- 田通口
- 自動車教習所入口
- 自動車教習所入口
- こども園前
- こども園前
- 応桑
- 応桑
- 狩宿口
- 狩宿口
- 滝原口
- 滝原口
- 三軒屋
- 三軒屋
- 堂光原
- 堂光原
- 与喜屋口
- 与喜屋口
- はんのき沢
- はんのき沢
- 中部電力前
- 中部電力前
- 古森
- 古森
- 応桑道
- 応桑道
- 羽根尾公民館前
- 羽根尾公民館前
- 羽根尾発電所
- 羽根尾発電所
- 西吾妻福祉病院
- 西吾妻福祉病院
- 草津入口
- 草津入口
- 草津温泉
- 草津温泉
- 大津
- 大津
- 坪井平
- 坪井平
- 警察署前
- 警察署前
- 旧軽井沢
- 旧軽井沢
- 堂西
- 堂西
- 上の町
- 上の町
- JRバス長野原支店前
- JRバス長野原支店前
- 仲の町
- 仲の町
- 下の町
- 下の町
- 須川橋
- 須川橋
- 長野原草津口駅
- 長野原草津口駅
- 聖パウロ教会前
- 聖パウロ教会前
- 一本松
- 一本松
- 三笠パーク入口
- 三笠パーク入口
- 三笠
- 三笠
- 唐松沢
- 唐松沢
Over time
Overall score across the last 4 checks — unchanged since 2026-07-31.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 65.3 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 74.3 | up 9.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 73.0 | down 1.3 |
| 2026-08-01 | 73.0 | no change |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
What changed in this feed
Overall grade and score held steady since 2026-07-31.
Same feed file as 2026-07-31; the published zip did not change.
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What changed over time
On 2026-07-25 this feed started at grade D. On 2026-07-30 the grade moved from D to C. As of 2026-08-01 it holds grade C.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-07-30 Grade went D to C, correctness rose 20 points.
Everything we checked
10 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning8073 instances
Some internal IDs use characters outside the basic text set.
These IDs are valid UTF-8 data. This warning is only about support in older apps. It does not mean that names in other languages are wrong.
Fix: Only change the flagged IDs if an app needs basic ASCII values. Update each place that uses the ID. Keep all names and headsigns in their original language. (A planned ID change, not a quick text cleanup.)
Finding code: non_ascii_or_non_printable_char · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning158 instances
Some rider-facing names are in ALL CAPS or all lowercase.
ALL-CAPS stop and headsign names are harder to read in apps and are read awkwardly by screen readers.
Fix: Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE'). (Often a bulk fix in your scheduling software.)
Finding code: mixed_case_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning138 instances
138 of 138 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible.
Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
Fix: Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip. (A default or per-trip field in your export.)
Finding code: scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning111 instances
111 of 111 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.
Riders who use wheelchairs can't plan a trip when accessibility is marked 'unknown'; apps show no information at all.
Fix: Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops. (A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.)
Finding code: scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning5 instances
Two or more routes share the same name.
Riders can't tell the routes apart in apps.
Fix: Give each route a distinct short or long name. (One field per route.)
Finding code: duplicate_route_name · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning5 instances
The feed contains route shapes no trip uses.
Harmless to riders, but it bloats the feed and suggests stale export data.
Fix: Turn on 'remove unused shapes' (or the like) in your export tool. (One setting.)
Finding code: unused_shape · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Some stops sit far from the route line they belong to.
Trip planners may draw the bus route through the wrong streets or point riders to the wrong corner.
Fix: Check the flagged stops' coordinates and the route shape in your scheduling software; re-snap whichever is misplaced. (A few minutes per flagged stop.)
Finding code: stop_too_far_from_shape · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Many of the feed's trips don't run at all in the next 7 days.
It usually means old service periods are still in the export, making the feed bigger and harder to check.
Fix: Trim past service periods the next time you export. (One setting in most export tools.)
Finding code: trip_coverage_not_active_for_next7_days · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info1 instance
Future calendar (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'future_calendar' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Finding code: future_calendar · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info1 instance
Future feed (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'future_feed' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Finding code: future_feed · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
Conformance mark Not yet
This feed is close to the conformance mark. States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
- Valid Met
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Met
- Service data covers the next 364 days.
- Accessible Not yet
- States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
In plain words: earn this mark when your feed passes validation, has not expired, and says whether nearly every stop and trip is wheelchair accessible.
A pass credential for a feed that is valid, current, and states wheelchair access on nearly every stop and trip. Accessibility here measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. How the conformance mark works.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 364 days of service ahead, clearing the four-week (28-day) window Maps asks for. No validator errors either, so riders keep seeing this agency in their trip planners; warnings lower the grade here but do not remove a feed from Maps.
How this agency maps to the standards
The scorecard is a data-quality lens, not a compliance determination. Its universal references describe good GTFS and useful rider information. Useful references here are GTFS Schedule Best Practices, GTFS-Realtime Best Practices, MobilityData grading scheme, Google Transit publication guidance. Read the full standards crosswalk.
- Correctness 67 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices, checked by the MobilityData validator. MobilityData grading covers stop locations, route names, and colors. Google Transit requires a feed to pass validation for publication.
- Freshness 100 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices call for a dataset that stays current. An expired calendar can remove service from Google Transit and other rider trip planners.
- Rider experience 60 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality Not yet published
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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