oebb-mcp-server

MCP server for OeBB (Austrian Federal Railways) train data. Query Austrian train stations, departures, connections, and service alerts directly from LLMs via the Model Context Protocol.

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oebb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["oebb-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add oebb -- uvx oebb-mcp-server

From source (development)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oebb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "/path/to/oebb-mcp-server", "oebb-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

search_station

Search OeBB stations by name. Returns matching stations with IDs, coordinates, and types.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	string	required	Station name (e.g. "Wien Hbf")
max_results	int	10	Maximum results

station_board

Fetch live departures or arrivals at a station. Provide either station_id or station_name.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
station_id	string	—	OeBB station ID (e.g. "1190100")
station_name	string	—	Station name (auto-resolved)
board_type	string	"DEP"	"DEP" for departures, "ARR" for arrivals
max_journeys	int	10	Maximum journeys

trip_search

Search train connections between two stations. Supports time planning and direct-only filtering.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
from_station_id	string	—	Departure station ID
from_station_name	string	—	Departure station name
to_station_id	string	—	Arrival station ID
to_station_name	string	—	Arrival station name
max_connections	int	5	Maximum connections
time	string	now	ISO 8601 time (e.g. "2026-04-15T08:00:00")
time_mode	string	"departure"	"departure" or "arrival"
direct_only	bool	false	Only direct connections

service_alerts

Fetch current OeBB service alerts and disruptions.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
max_alerts	int	20	Maximum alerts
product_filter	int	65535	Product bitmask (1=ICE/RJX, 2=IC/EC, 4=NJ, 8=D/EN, 16=REX/R, 32=S-Bahn, 64=Bus, 128=Ferry, 256=U-Bahn, 512=Tram, 4096=private operators like Westbahn/RegioJet, 65535=all)

Development

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Lint & format
ruff check .
ruff format .

# Run unit tests
pytest tests/ -v -m "not integration"

# Run integration tests (hits real OeBB API)
pytest tests/ -v -m integration

License

MIT