WARNINGGTFS Schedule notice

No route refers to this agency

unused_agency
Severity
WARNING
Files to check
2
Report fields
3
Documentation
Curated

Diagnosis

What this notice means

In a multi-agency feed, the reported agency is not used by routes.agency_id under the thorough check.

Operational effect

Why it matters

The agency may be obsolete, or its routes may be missing or assigned incorrectly.

Scope

Files to check and report fields

Report fieldTypeMeaning
agencyIdstringContext included in the report.
agencyNamestringContext included in the report.
csvRowNumberintegerContext included in the report.

Repair

How to fix it

  1. 1

    Compare the agency ID with route assignments and the intended export scope.

  2. 2

    Restore missing routes or correct their agency references. Remove the agency only after checking other dependencies and confirming it is no longer needed.

  3. 3
    Check the result

    After a repair, rebuild the archive and validate it again. Confirm that the affected records are correct and that no new related notices appeared. A reviewed warning or informational notice may remain when it describes intentional, supported data.

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