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):

json

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

Claude Code

bash

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

From source (development)

json

{
  "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

bash

# 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