About the project

The Bustime website was created in 2012 to provide passengers with information about the current location of public transport in real-time. The provided information is based on satellite navigation data from GLONASS/GPS. Using the service, passengers spend less time waiting at stops, which is especially relevant in adverse weather conditions. Project philosophy:

1. Provide passengers with reliable information as quickly as possible with minimal energy costs

2. Increase the convenience of using public transport

3. Do not multiply entities beyond necessity

High optimization of components. Notice how everything opens and updates lightning-fast

Under the hood is a data distribution system by technology server-initiated connection

Compliance HTML5 и Websocket, with simplified AJAX and classic version for compatibility (Progressive Enhancement)

The user interface provides unparalleled fast access to transport information

The Rain system allows continuous data reception from multiple sources and distributes it to passenger-subscribers

The proprietary Multi-bus technology allows seeing all transport moving along the stops

More 20 000 visitors daily

Bus Time project source codes are open under a free MIT license. You can use them for free in your purposes or participate in product development

Consult and refine for your needs.

A large number of interface changes and improvements. Secure HTTPS protocol, fast access to routes, rating, schedule, voice input.

Another video demonstration. Here the interface takes a more refined look, responsive layout is applied for convenient display on mobile devices with small screens.

Here the foundation of the user interface is already formed and the operation of the site and online updates in real-time is demonstrated.

The recording was made in the early days of the site's creation. The main work was on determining the coordinates of stops and registering routes by these stops. Good mood and optimism are essential for such painstaking and monotonous work. Here we can see the first sketches of the interface and the yellow route squares that appeared from the very first day and have been preserved to this day.