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Autoverlad migrating

Wait-time tracker for the Swiss car-train services.

what it is

Tracks queue times at the Furka, Simplon, and Lötschberg Autoverlad stations. Polls the operators' public feeds and graphs the queue history so you can pick a less painful crossing time.

stack

  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • SQLite
  • Chart.js

notes

Started as a laptop daemon scraping a single RSS feed (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn for the Furka), with a matplotlib dashboard. Migration in flight to the Pi with proper scheduling, multi-station coverage (Furka, Simplon, Lötschberg), and a FastAPI dashboard at autoverlad.midnightcron.com.