Transport NSW

The transport_nsw sensor will give you the time until the next departure from a Transport NSW stop for bus, train, light rail or ferry.

Setup

Prerequisite is a free API key from Transport NSW. You will need to register an account and then create a new application. You will need to add the ‘Trip Planner APIs’ to your application.

In order to find your stop id, use the Transport NSW stop finder and search for your stop. The URL will contain the stop id as a number.

You may also try going to Google maps and clicking on any bus/train/ferry stop. The pop up window shows the stop ID underneath the station name. For train stations the easiest way to get a stop id for a platform is through Transport NSW Info.

As a default the sensor picks up the next mode of transport leaving from a stop id.

Configuration

To enable the sensor, add the following lines to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: transport_nsw
    stop_id: "200024"
    api_key: "YOUR API KEY"

The public information is provided from Transport NSW.

Examples

More example configurations for bus or ferry.

# Example bus route configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: transport_nsw
    name: "Bus"
    stop_id: "209516"
    route:  '199'
    api_key: "YOUR API KEY"

# Example ferry configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: transport_nsw
    name: "Ferry"
    stop_id: "10102008"
    destination: "Circular Quay"
    api_key: "YOUR API KEY"

The sensor returns n/a if no stop event is found within the next 24h. A template sensor can help building a more meaningful string.

# Sample template sensor
template:
  - sensor:
    - name: "Bus monitor 199"
      state: >-
        {% if is_state_attr('sensor.bus', 'due', 'n/a') %}
          No schedule found
        {% else %}
          {{ state_attr('sensor.bus', 'route') }} in {{ state_attr('sensor.bus', 'due') }}m ({{ state_attr('sensor.bus', 'delay') }})
        {% endif %}