UdS Fahrplan Bot
A lightweight Telegram bot designed for Saarland University students — offering fast, clear, and focused public transport information using SaarVV and HAFAS APIs. — Try Now
🔍 What it is
UdS Fahrplan is a minimal alternative to the full Saarfahrplan app. No clutter. No overwhelming options. Just a clean Telegram interface for:
- 🔄 Trip planning with
/trip - 🕒 Live departure boards with
/depart - 🏠 One-tap departures from your home station with
/home
Built with students and locals in mind.
✨ Features
- /trip – Search from A to B in Saarland & Luxembourg
- /depart – View all upcoming buses from any station
- /home – Configure your home station and check buses in both directions (e.g., City ↔ Dudweiler)
- /sethome – Set or update your personal home station
- Intelligent Filtering – Excludes school buses, allows regional/suburban focus
- Persistent Storage – Remembers user settings across bot restarts
Related Projects
hafas-client – JavaScript client for HAFAS public transport APIs.
Mobiliteit.lu (Github Repo) – Real-Time tracking of bus lines across Luxembourg
Deutsche Bahn
SaarFahrplan
Mobiliteit.lu
📝 Development Log
UdS Fahrplan Bot Development Log (1) – Fetching data from HAFAS and its APIs through POST requests
UdS Fahrplan Bot Development Log (2) – Planning for telegram bot
UdS Fahrplan Bot Development Log (3) – Implementation on /trip and /depart function
UdS Fahrplan Bot Development Log (4) – Implementation on /sethome and /home function
UdS Fahrplan Bot Development Log (5) – Explanations on bot sessions and requests
UdS Fahrplan Bot
