LA Metro MCP. Track real-time buses, rails, and system alerts.

Your agent connects directly to Los Angeles Metro's live data feed. It handles every real-time movement for both bus and rail lines across the system. You won't get static timetables; you'll get live operational feeds that let your AI client act like a dedicated trip planner or fleet monitor.

Bus System Capabilities

When you need to track buses, use get_bus_locations. This tool returns the current GPS coordinates, route ID, and direction for every active Metrobus vehicle across the entire network. If you want to know which specific buses are running right now, get_bus_vehicles gives you the real-time location, heading, and prediction status for individual vehicles using their ID or a defined route.

To plan trips around bus routes, first check out all available lines using get_bus_routes. This lists every Metrobus route in LA, detailing its name, type (local, rapid, express), and general service area. If you need to know where the buses stop, get_bus_stops maps all physical stops in Los Angeles, providing their coordinates and listing which routes serve them.

You can get a full picture of any given route by calling get_bus_schedule. This retrieves the complete timetable for a specific bus line, detailing the sequence of stops and scheduled timing patterns. For immediate predictions at a stop, you'll use get_stop_predictions, which gets the predicted arrival time—down to minutes and seconds—for the next bus at a defined stop ID.

Rail System Capabilities

To plan journeys across town using trains, run get_rail_to_rail. It calculates optimal routes between any two Metro Rail stations, giving you step-by-step directions, required transfers, and estimated time. For general context, get_rail_routes lists all Metro Rail lines (like Red, Blue, Expo) along with their operational metadata for network context. If your agent needs to know where the trains are, get_rail_vehicle_positions tracks the real-time GPS position of every moving train on the rail network.

If you just need to know when a train is coming next, use get_rail_arrivals. This predicts the arrival time at any specified Metro Rail station, including the line color and final destination. To map out the whole system's physical infrastructure, get_rail_stations lists every major rail station in the network, providing its coordinates and which specific line it belongs to.

System-Wide Monitoring

Whether you're dealing with buses or trains, you can always check for trouble using get_service_alerts. This tool checks for current disruptions, maintenance issues, or weather delays across both bus and rail lines, providing severity levels and known alternatives. These tools give your agent direct access to all the data it needs.