Feed status · checked 2026-07-18
TransLink Sunbus Townsville
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
First scorecard for this agency
Catalogued in Queensland, Australia.
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.
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
638 of 638 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
1984 of 1984 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
Add fare_attributes.txt (or Fares v2 files) with your fare structure. If your service is fare-free, ask to have it marked fare-free instead.
The feed contains no fare information. Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected.
⏱ A small file for most flat-fare systems.worth about +15 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.
Add fare_attributes.txt (or Fares v2 files) with your fare structure. If your service is fare-free, ask to have it marked fare-free instead. · 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.
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 60 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
- No fare information is published in the feed.
- 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 4 kinds of issue across 54 instances (0 error, 54 warning, 0 informational).
Service data covers the next 60 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 not published.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
2 accessibility depth signals
527 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Anne St at Richard Street", "Fulham Rd at Vincent State School", "Fulham Rd at Vincent Shopping Centre", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
This feed models stations or entrances but has no pathways.txt and levels.txt.
Consider: Add pathways.txt connecting entrances, platforms, and elevators, and levels.txt for each floor, so the step-free route is described.
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.
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.
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- 201 (pink)
- 201 (pink)
- 202 (pink)
- 202 (pink)
- 203 (pink)
- 203 (pink)
- 204 (pink)
- 204 (pink)
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- 210 (pink)
- 210 (pink)
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- 211 (pink)
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- 212 (pink)
- 215 (pink)
- 215 (pink)
- 222 (pink)
- 222 (pink)
- 232 (pink)
- 232 (pink)
- 233 (pink)
- 233 (pink)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 200 Ferry Terminal - City, Stockland and Kelso | Bus | pink |
| 200 Ferry Terminal - City, Stockland and Kelso | Bus | pink |
| 201 Ferry Terminal - City, Stockland and JCU | Bus | pink |
| 201 Ferry Terminal - City, Stockland and JCU | Bus | pink |
| 202 City - Stockland and Hospital/JCU | Bus | pink |
| 202 City - Stockland and Hospital/JCU | Bus | pink |
| 203 City - Stockland and Kirwan | Bus | pink |
| 203 City - Stockland and Kirwan | Bus | pink |
| 204 City - Mt Louisa and Stockland | Bus | pink |
| 204 City - Mt Louisa and Stockland | Bus | pink |
| 205 City - Garbutt and Stockland | Bus | pink |
| 205 City - Garbutt and Stockland | Bus | pink |
| 206 City - Ferry Terminal, The Strand and Pallarenda | Bus | pink |
| 206 City - Ferry Terminal, The Strand and Pallarenda | Bus | pink |
| 207 City - Hermit Park and Stuart | Bus | pink |
| 207 City - Hermit Park and Stuart | Bus | pink |
| 208 City - Hospital, University and Willows | Bus | pink |
| 208 City - Hospital, University and Willows | Bus | pink |
| 209 City - Wulguru, Hospital, JCU and Stockland | Bus | pink |
| 209 City - Wulguru, Hospital, JCU and Stockland | Bus | pink |
| 210 University - Hospital and Willows SC | Bus | pink |
| 210 University - Hospital and Willows SC | Bus | pink |
| 211 Kalynda Chase - Willows | Bus | pink |
| 211 Kalynda Chase - Willows | Bus | pink |
| 212 Shaw - Willows | Bus | pink |
| 212 Shaw - Willows | Bus | pink |
| 215 City - Garbutt and Stockland | Bus | pink |
| 215 City - Garbutt and Stockland | Bus | pink |
| 222 Townsville Airport - CBD | Bus | pink |
| 222 Townsville Airport | Bus | pink |
| 232 Stockland - North Shore- Bushland Beach | Bus | pink |
| 232 Stockland - North Shore- Bushland Beach | Bus | pink |
| 233 Stockland - North Shore and Bushland Beach | Bus | pink |
| 233 Stockland - North Shore and Bushland Beach | Bus | pink |
This feed has 638 stops.
List every stop
- Anne St at Richard Street
- Fulham Rd at Vincent State School
- Fulham Rd at Vincent Shopping Centre
- Fulham Rd at St James Village
- Fulham Rd at Heatley Park
- Fulham Rd at Heatley Secondary College
- Angus Ave near Dalrymple Rd
- Banfield Dr near Coates St hail 'n' ride
- Banfield Dr at Pankina Street
- Banfield Dr at High Vista Drive
- Banfield Dr near Galway Ct hail 'n' ride
- Banfield Dr at Banora Court
- Mt Louisa Drive at Banfield Drive
- Mount Louisa Dr at Bennett Street
- Bayswater Rd near Rodeo Dr hail 'n' ride
- Bayswater Rd at Mather Street
- Bayswater Rd at Greg Jabs Drive
- Bayswater Rd at Duckworth Street
- Bayswater Rd at Pilkington Street
- Bayswater Rd at Quandong Street
- Bayswater Rd at Trevor Street
- Bayswater Rd at Ferguson Street
- Bayswater Rd at Reardon Street
- Bayswater Rd near Hugh St hail 'n' ride
- Bayswater Rd at Hugh Street
- Bayswater Rd at Hindley Street
- Bayswater Rd at Kings Road
- Castletown Shopping Centre
- Kings Rd at Showgrounds
- Cowley St at Humphrey Street
- Cowley St at North Street
- Harold St at James Street
- Percy Str at Cutheringa Park
- Bundock St at Stagpole Street
- Bundock Street at William Street
- Bundock St at Old Common Road
- Bundock St at Evans Street
- Bundock St at Taylor Street
- Bundock St at Bishop Street
- Bundock St at Marshall Street
- Bundock St at Howitt Street
- Warburton St at Landsborough Street
- Warburton St at Burke Street
- Warburton St at Central State School
- Eyre St at North Ward Shopping Village
- Eyre St near Gregory St hail 'n' ride
- Warburton St at Central State School
- Warburton St at Townsville Sports Reserve
- Warburton St at Landsborough Street
- Bundock St at Howitt Street
- Bundock St at Marshall Street
- Bundock St near Taylor St hail 'n' ride
- Bundock St at Evans Street
- Bundock St at Old Common Road
- Bundock St at William Street
- Bundock St at Stagpole Street
- Bundock St at Harold Street
- Percy St at Cutheringa Park
- Crauford Street near Henry St
- Harold St at James Street
- Cowley St at North Street
- Cowley St at Humphrey Street
- Kings Rd at Showgrounds
- Bayswater Rd at Kings Road
- Bayswater Rd at Latchford Street
- Bayswater Rd near Grosvenor St hail 'n' ride
- Bayswater Rd at Hugh Street
- Bayswater Rd at Reardon Street
- Bayswater Rd at Pilkington Street
- Bayswater Rd at Duckworth Street
- Bayswater Rd at Greg Jabs Drive
- Bayswater Rd at Buchanan Street
- Bayswater Rd at Mather Street
- Mount Louisa Dr at Bennett Street
- Mount Louisa Dr at Hastings Street
- Mt Louisa Drive at Banfield Drive
- Banfield Dr at Banora Court
- Banfield Dr at Galway Court
- Banfield Dr at High Vista Drive
- Banfield Dr at Pankina Street
- Banfield Dr near Coates St hail 'n' ride
- Angus Ave at Heatley Secondary College
- Fulham Rd at Heatley Secondary College
- Fulham Rd at St James Village
- Fulham Rd at Vincent Shopping Centre
- Fulham Rd at Vincent State School
- Fulham Rd at Oliver Court
- Ross River Rd at Anne Street
- Townsville Shopping Centre, Ross River Road
- Townsville University Hospital
- Townsville University Hospital
- JCU - Student Union Mall
- Parkinson Rd at George Robert Halls
- Angus Smith Dr at Tennant Street
- Nathan St at Leopold Street
- Fulham Rd at Lonsdale Street
- Fulham Rd at Swanson Street
- Mooney St at Sheffield Street
- Mooney St at McDonald Street
- Mooney St at Tippett Street
- Mooney St at Warrina Park
- Mooney St at Maroong Street
- Meenan St at Lonerganne Street
- Meenan St at Clarke Street
- Meenan St at Dearness Street
- Meenan St near Halifax St hail 'n' ride
- Lockheed St at Lockheed Street
- Peel St near Halifax St hail 'n' ride
- Peel St at Lancaster Street
- Lonerganne St at Peel Street
- Lonerganne St at Ramsay Street
- Lonerganne St near Douglas St hail 'n' ride
- Douglas St at Gorden Street
- Percy St at Ralston Street
- Primrose St at Marshall Street
- Heatleys Pde at Soroptimist Park
- Heatleys Pde at Esk Street
- Cape Pallarenda Rd at Rowes Bay
- Cape Pallarenda Rd at Garden Settlement
- The Esplanade at Seaward Crescent
- Morrell Street at Wackett St
- Wackett Street at Shelley Street
- Percy St at Ralston Street
- Douglas St at Gorden Street
- Lonerganne St near Douglas St hail 'n' ride
- Lonerganne St at Ramsay Street
- Lonerganne St at Peel Street
- Peel St at Lancaster Street
- Peel St near Halifax St hail 'n' ride
- Lockheed St at Meenan Street
- Meenan St near Halifax St hail 'n' ride
- Meenan St at Dearness Street
- Meenan St at Clarke Street
- Meenan St at Lonerganne Street
- Ingham Rd at Garbutt Shopping Centre
- Mooney St at Tippett Street
- Mooney St at Tyrrell Street
- Fulham Rd at Swanson Street
- Fulham Rd at Lonsdale Street
- Nathan St at Alfred Street
- Nathan St at Leopold Street
- Nathan St at Good Shepherd Home hail 'n' ride
- Angus Smith Dr at Tennant Street
- Angus Smith Dr at Riverside Boulevard
- Buchan Rd at Endeavour Drive
- Riverside Bvd at Riverside Shopping Centre
- Riverside Bvd at Regatta Crescent
- Riverside Bvd at Community Centre
- Riverside Bvd at Southern Cross Circuit
- Riverside Bvd at Creekwood Way
- Riverside Bvd at Siris Place
- Riverside Bvd at White Beech Court
- Riverside Bvd at Freshwater Drive
- Riverside Bvd at Freshwater Drive
- Riverside Bvd at Rivergreen Circuit
- Riverside Bvd at White Beech Court
- Riverside Bvd at Siris Place
- Riverside Bvd at Creekwood Way
- Riverside Bvd at Southern Cross Circuit
- Riverside Bvd at Community Centre
- Riverside Bvd at Regatta Crescent
- Riverside Bvd at Riverside Shopping Centre
- Willows Shopping Centre
- Thuringowa Drive at Ridley Road
- Thuringowa Dr at Hinchinbrook Drive
- Thuringowa Dr at Charles Street
- Thuringowa Dr at Burnda Street
- Hugh St at Garbutt Shopping Centre
- Shelley Street at The Esplanade
- Heatleys Pde at Soroptimist Park
- Primrose St at Marshall Street
- Primrose St at Rose Street
- Primrose St at Rose Street
- Eyre St at Stuart Street
- Flinders St near Denham Lane hail 'n' ride
- Flinders St at Wickham Street
- The Strand at Strand Waterpark
- The Strand at Gregory Street
- The Strand at Gregory Street
- Breakwater Terminal
- Flinders St at Great Barrier Reef Aquarium
- Flinders St at Denham Street
- Dean Street at Palmer Street
- Palmer Street at Dibbs St
- Walker Street at Stanley St (CLOSED until September 2026)
- Flinders St near Stanley St hail 'n' ride
- Flinders St at Blackwood Street
- Flinders St at Fletcher Street
- Flinders St at Knapp Street
- Ingham Rd at Church Street
- Ingham Rd at Echlin Street
- Palmerston St at Park Street
- Park St at Gladstone Street
- Park St at Derby Street
- Park St at Albury Street
- Park St at Mater Hospital
- Fulham Rd at Diprose Street
- Fulham Rd at Pimlico High School
- Fulham Rd at TAFE College
- Fulham Rd at Armit Street
- Fulham Rd at Parson Street
- Nathan St at Raynor Street
- Nathan St at Arunta Street
- Charles St at Illoura Street
- Charles St at Brampton Avenue
- Charles St at Lindeman Avenue
- Charles St at Cordelia Avenue
- Charles St at Fitzroy Street
- Charles St at Western Lions Park
- Charles St at Ellimatta Avenue
- Charles St at Lerida Street
- Charles St at Tapiolas Avenue
- Charles St at Sabadell Street
- Charles St at Saderra Street
- Bamford Lane at Parkside Plaza
- Bamford Lane at Brookhurst Avenue
- Bamford Lane at McBride Street
- Mill Dr at Mount View Park
- Thuringowa Dr at Burnda Street
- Thuringowa Dr at Charles Street
- Thuringowa Dr at Hinchinbrook Drive
- Thuringowa Dr at Ridley Road
- Golf Links Dr at Woodlake Park
- Golf Links Dr at Sonata Place
- Thuringowa Dr at Mill Drive
- Bamford Lane at McBride Street
- Bamford Lane at Birrahlee Crescent
- Bamford Lane at Brookhurst Avenue
- Bamford Lane at Parkside Plaza
- Charles St at Saderra Court
- Charles St at Sabadell Street
- Charles St at Tapiolas Avenue
- Charles St at Lerida Street
- Charles St at Ellimatta Avenue
- Charles St at Western Lions Park
- Charles St at Fitzroy Street
- Charles St at Cordelia Avenue
- Charles St at Lindeman Avenue
- Charles St at Brampton Avenue
- Fulham Rd at Parson Street
- Fulham Rd at Armit Street
- Fulham Rd at TAFE College
- Fulham Rd at Pimlico High School
- Park St at Mater Hospital
- Park St at Derby Street
- Ingham Rd at Echlin Street
- Ingham Rd at Church Street
- Walker Street at Stanley St
- Railway Avenue at Seventh Street
- Queens Rd at Queens Road Rail Crossing
- and 388 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
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
9 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning1984 instances
1984 of 1984 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)
- Warning638 instances
638 of 638 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)
- Warning36 instances
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)
- Warning16 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.)
Validator rule: duplicate_route_name · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Missing feed contact email and url (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'missing_feed_contact_email_and_url' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
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
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.)
Validator rule: trip_coverage_not_active_for_next7_days · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
The feed contains no fare information.
Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected.
Fix: Add fare_attributes.txt (or Fares v2 files) with your fare structure. If your service is fare-free, ask to have it marked fare-free instead. (A small file for most flat-fare systems.)
Validator rule: scorecard_no_fare_data · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
This feed models stations or entrances but has no pathways.txt.
Trip planners can't guide riders through the station, and there is no step-free route information for wheelchair users.
Fix: Add pathways.txt connecting entrances, platforms, and any elevators, with a level for each. (Worth it for multi-level or large stations; flat stops don't need it.)
Validator rule: scorecard_station_no_pathways · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference 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 60 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 60 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 38 / 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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