Feed status · checked 2026-07-18
Kusatsu City Mame Bus (草津市コミュニティバス「まめバス」)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
First scorecard for this agency
Catalogued in Shiga, 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 v1.2, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 43 minutes ago; last changed 43 minutes 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
138 of 138 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
82 of 82 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
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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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 256 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 5 kinds of issue across 2930 instances (0 error, 2928 warning, 2 informational).
Service data covers the next 256 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
4 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (商店街循環線（まめバス）, 草津駅医大線（まめバス）, 山田線（まめバス）, 草津駅下笠線（まめバス）).
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.
Skip to route and stop dataBasemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.
- 商店街循環線（まめバス） (orange)
- 草津駅医大線（まめバス） (green)
- 山田線（まめバス） (teal)
- 笠縫東常盤線（まめバス） (purple)
- 草津駅下笠線（まめバス） (pink)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 商店街循環線（まめバス） | Bus | orange |
| 草津駅医大線（まめバス） | Bus | green |
| 山田線（まめバス） | Bus | teal |
| 笠縫東常盤線（まめバス） | Bus | purple |
| 草津駅下笠線（まめバス） | Bus | pink |
This feed has 138 stops.
List every stop
- 市金工業前
- 市立総合体育館前
- 新田会館
- 新堂中学校前
- 新屋敷
- アーバンホテル草津
- 大学病院
- 立木神社前
- 立木神社前
- タワー１１１
- 長寿社会福祉センター
- 老上まちづくりセンター
- 出屋敷西
- 出屋敷東
- 道灌蔵
- 常盤東総合センター
- 常盤まちづくりセンター
- 常盤郵便局
- 常盤郵便局
- 図書館前
- 図書館前
- 老杉神社前
- 中ノ町
- 長束会館
- 南平公園前
- 南平公園前
- 西大路
- 西草津一丁目
- 西渋川一丁目
- 西渋川一丁目
- 草津市立プール前
- 草津市立プール前
- 野村運動公園前
- 野村八丁目
- 野村八丁目
- 治田神社
- 治田神社
- 東上笠
- 陽の丘団地
- 狼川
- 陽の丘団地口
- びわ湖レストタウン
- 大路
- フレンドマート上笠店前
- フレンドマート上笠店前
- フレンドマート南草津店前
- ポイントバケーション前
- 本陣東口
- 松原中学校前
- 三ツ池町
- 三ツ池町
- 南笠公民館
- 大塚団地
- 南笠東三丁目
- 南笠東小学校
- 南笠東まちづくりセンター
- 南草津駅西口
- 宮町会館
- 矢倉一丁目
- 矢倉一丁目
- 矢倉会館
- 山田五条
- 山田小学校
- 山田町会館
- 米花団地口
- 米花団地口
- 小汐井神社
- レークサイドタウン
- ワークステーション若竹
- ワークステーション若竹
- わおんの広場
- 渡海神社前
- バロー草津下物店
- バロー草津下物店
- 片岡
- 片岡
- グリーンハイツ
- グリーンハイツ
- ai彩ひろば前
- 大路井栄町
- オムロン北門
- 開華
- 笠堂公園
- 笠縫東まちづくりセンター
- 笠山神社
- 笠山たんぽぽ公園
- 笠山ふれあい広場
- 笠山六丁目
- 片原公園前
- 上笠橋
- 上笠橋口
- 上寺憩いの家
- 新堂
- 芦浦観音寺
- 上寺生協前
- 川ノ下中央
- 川ノ下中央
- 川原
- 北山田口
- 北山田診療所
- 北山田町会館
- 北山田浜
- 穴村
- 穴村
- 木ノ川
- 木川東
- 草津一丁目
- 草津駅西口
- 草津駅東口
- 草津川橋
- 草津高校南口
- 草津三丁目
- 草津市役所
- 草津市役所
- 草津宿本陣
- 草津団地
- 草津団地
- JA草津支店
- くさつ夢本陣
- 草津養護学校
- 九谷医院前
- グリーンピア東口
- 県立総合福祉センター
- 県立総合福祉センター
- 高校前
- 光泉高校前
- 国道草津
- 国道南笠
- 国道南笠
- 五条ふれあい会館口
- あゆみの広場
- 湖都町西口
- 小屋場
- 下笠
- 下笠会館前
- 下笠西
- 下北池北口
- 下出
Over time
This is the first scorecard for this agency. A trend and a "what changed" summary appear here once it has been checked more than once.
Everything we checked
8 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning2921 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.)
Validator rule: non_ascii_or_non_printable_char · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning138 instances
138 of 138 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.)
Validator rule: scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning82 instances
82 of 82 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.)
Validator rule: scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning5 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.)
Validator rule: mixed_case_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
feed_info.txt lists no contact email and no contact URL.
Without a contact, apps like Google Maps can't reach you when they find a problem in the feed.
Fix: Add feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url to feed_info.txt. (One field, set once in export settings.)
Validator rule: missing_feed_contact_email_and_url · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Some files leave out fields that GTFS asks for but does not require.
Recommended fields like agency_phone or stop descriptions make the feed more useful to riders and trip planners.
Fix: Review the flagged fields and fill in the ones your riders would use. (A field at a time; not urgent.)
Validator rule: missing_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info2 instances
Some files contain columns that are not part of the GTFS spec.
Harmless to riders, but apps ignore these columns and they can hide typos in real column names.
Fix: Check the flagged column names for misspellings of standard GTFS fields; remove them if they are vendor extras. (A quick look at the flagged files.)
Validator rule: unknown_column · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info1 instance
feed_info.txt has no technical contact (feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url).
Trip-planning apps and regional data coordinators have nobody to email when they spot a problem with your feed, so problems linger.
Fix: Add feed_contact_email to feed_info.txt. (One field.)
Validator rule: scorecard_no_feed_contact · Read the fix guide · 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 256 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 256 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 80 / 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 52 / 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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