Deutsche Bahn
The deutsche_bahn
sensor will give you the departure time of the next train for the given connection. In case of a delay, the delay is also shown. Additional details are used to inform about, e.g., the type of the train, price, and if it is on time.
To enable this sensor, add the following lines to your configuration.yaml
file:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
- platform: deutsche_bahn
from: NAME_OF_START_STATION
to: NAME_OF_FINAL_STATION
Configuration Variables
- from
(string)(Required)
The name of the start station.
- to
(string)(Required)
The name of the end/destination station.
- offset
-
(time)(Optional)
Do not display departures leaving sooner than this number of seconds. Useful if you are a couple of minutes away from the stop. The formats “HH:MM” and “HH:MM:SS” are also supported.
Default value:
0.0
- only_direct
-
(boolean)(Optional)
Only show direct connections.
Default value:
false
This sensor stores a lot of attributes which can be accessed by other sensors, e.g., a template sensor.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
platform: template
sensors:
next_departure:
value_template: '{{ state_attr('sensor.munich_to_ulm', 'next') }}'
friendly_name: 'Next departure'
The data is coming from the bahn.de website.