NaPTAN Transport Access Nodes

NaPTAN Transport Access Nodes

The National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN) dataset is the UK's authoritative source for public transport stop point data, maintained by the Department for Transport.

ATCO Area Codes (Major Cities)

• 010 — Lancashire
• 050 — Merseyside (Liverpool)
• 060 — Greater Manchester
• 110 — West Midlands (Birmingham)
• 180 — West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford)
• 240 — Nottinghamshire
• 290 — Gloucestershire
• 340 — Bristol
• 370 — South Yorkshire (Sheffield)
• 400 — Tyne and Wear (Newcastle)
• 490 — London
• 600 — Edinburgh
• 610 — Glasgow
• 700 — Cardiff

Stop Types

• BCT — Bus/Coach stop on street
• BCS — Bus/Coach station bay
• RSE — Rail station entrance
• PLT — Rail platform
• MET — Metro/tram stop
• FER — Ferry terminal
• AIR — Airport entrance

Key Patterns

• Stop listings require atcoAreaCode — the full national dataset is too large to return unscoped.
• Response format defaults to CSV; always request dataFormat=json for JSON.
• NPTG localities provide the administrative geography context for stops.

Gotchas

• Large responses: Even filtered by area code, responses can contain thousands of stops.
• CSV default: Without dataFormat=json, responses come as CSV text.
• Rate limits: The API is publicly available but please be respectful with request frequency.