Empty train

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What does it mean in the GTFS timetable when it says that a train is empty?

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Hi @AnetteTuef, it’s for a train that is about to terminate. The “empty train” denotes its headsign and will change to it when approaching its last stop. In the documentation this is described as:

“If the headsign changes during a trip, an override is specified in stop_headsign field in stop_times.txt.”

Thanks,
Alex

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Thank you!

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So does this mean that they are normal trains but their headsign differs to the headsign in the GTFS?

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@AnetteTuef yes that seems to be the case because it will change to “empty train” after the second last stop before terminating.

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Thanks so much! And for trips that have no headsign at all, or this headsign: “Does Not Pick Up”
Are they real trains we can expose to users?
if so, which headsign should we give them? also the one from the stop times?