Ulsterbus and Goldliner Timetables in ATCO.cif Format for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's Ulsterbus and Goldliner timetable data, provided in the ATCO.cif standard format used widely within the public transport industry. The dataset is published by OpenDataNI under the OGL-UK-3.0 license and was last updated on 22 April 2026. The primary file can be opened as a text file, with downloadable formats including PDF, ZIP, and DOCX.

Use Cases

• Parse and integrate bus schedule data based on the ATCO.cif standard interface file.
• Analyze public transport service frequency and routes based on timetable data.
• Develop applications for journey planning or real-time information systems based on structured timetable data.

Strengths

• Uses the ATCO.cif standard, a widely adopted specification within the public transport industry.
• Last updated on 22 April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
• Published under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Collection Method

Likely exported from transit operator scheduling systems.

Time Range

Timetable data current as of the April 2026 update.

Freshness

Updated 2026-04-22 15:31:16.431100

Geography

Northern Ireland (Ulsterbus and Goldliner services).