Real-Time and Historical Car Park Occupancy for Sydney Metro Stations

Transport for NSW provides real-time and historical occupancy data for selected Park & Ride car parks via an API. The data feed includes parking occupancy information by type and currently reports from five Sydney Metro stations. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05 04.

Use Cases

• Modeling real-time parking availability based on occupancy levels mentioned in the description
• Analyzing historical parking usage patterns for infrastructure planning based on the data feed
• Developing applications for commuters to find available spaces based on the real-time API
• Studying the impact of Park & Ride facilities on public transport usage based on the dataset's purpose

Strengths

• Data is provided in real-time, enabling live analysis and applications.
• Includes historical occupancy data, allowing for trend analysis over time.
• Focuses on Transport Park & Ride facilities, which have a defined public transport purpose.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic coverage is currently limited to five specific Sydney Metro stations.

Provenance

Source

Transport for NSW

Collection Method

Likely collected via sensors at Transport Park & Ride car parks.

Time Range

Includes real-time and historical data; specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 01:27:27.870903; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sydney, Australia, specifically the Tallawong, Bella Vista, Hills Showground, Cherrybrook, and Kellyville metro stations.