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SPIRITT
BARTBART.
Your commute, handled.
SPIRITT puts live BART data to work. It sends departure and delay alerts, plans meetings and events around train times, tracks elevator access for riders who need it and builds commuter tools for your team.
What you can do with BART.
Live trains, right on time
Real-time departures and advisories delivered before you leave.
Plans that fit the schedule
Trips planned by departure or arrival time, with fares included.
Access for every rider
Elevator status, parking, bikes and lockers for each station.
Works with your other apps.
Get started in three steps.
01
Open your workspace
Start a SPIRITT workspace for your team, venue or commuter tool.
02
Connect BART
Connect BART with an API key so SPIRITT can read live trains, schedules and advisories.
03
Delegate an outcome
Describe who needs what and when. SPIRITT builds the alerts or app and keeps them running.
Hand over a mission.
Choose a mission. Make it yours.
Put BART to work.
Never miss the train
Questions
BART, with SPIRITT.
01What BART data can SPIRITT use?+
Real-time departures by station, direction and platform; trip schedules by departure or arrival time; fares by type; service advisories; elevator status; station details and access; routes and route schedules; active train count; and the GTFS static and realtime feeds.
02How live are departure times?+
Departure estimates come from BART in real time and show minutes until each train leaves, so SPIRITT checks them right before it sends an alert.
03Which fares are included?+
Clipper, cash, senior and disabled, youth and Clipper START fares between any two stations.
04Can it help riders with accessibility needs?+
Yes. SPIRITT tracks elevator status across all stations and station access details, and alerts people who rely on them when something changes.
05Can it build apps on BART data?+
SPIRITT builds arrivals boards, Slack and Discord bots, commuter tools and data pipelines on BART feeds, deployed and kept running.
06How do I connect BART?+
Open a SPIRITT workspace, connect BART with an API key and describe the stations, people and alerts you need.