cta_train_arrivals
ActiveTool of Cta
Real-time Chicago CTA 'L' train arrivals at a station — answers "when is the next train Chicago", next Red Line at Belmont, Blue Line to O'Hare from Clark/Lake. Returns each upcoming train's line color, destination, arrival time and minutes_away, plus approaching / delayed / scheduled-only flags and the platform description. Station accepts a name ("Belmont", "Clark/Lake", "O'Hare") or a 5-digit mapid (e.g. 41320). Example: cta_train_arrivals({ station: "Belmont", route: "Red" })
Parameters schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"station"
],
"properties": {
"max": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max arrivals to return, 1-20 (default 8)"
},
"route": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional 'L' line filter: Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink, or Yellow (also disambiguates same-named stations)"
},
"_apiKey": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: your own CTA credentials as \"train_key:bus_key\" — Train Tracker key (free at transitchicago.com/developers) + Bus Tracker key (free at ctabustracker.com)"
},
"station": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Station name (e.g. \"Belmont\", \"Clark/Lake\", \"O'Hare\", \"Midway\") or 5-digit mapid (e.g. \"41320\")"
}
}
}No endpoints wrapped at confidence ≥ 0.70.
Parent server
Cta
https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-cta
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