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Open data · A few weeksNewfoundland and Labrador· Source · Oct 2026

Ferry riders in Newfoundland and Labrador can't see provincial ferry times in trip-planning apps because the schedules are only PDFs.

People who rely on provincial ferries, such as residents of Fogo Island, Change Islands and Bell Island

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How this problem came to be

  1. Found2 sourcesgov.nl.ca, 511nl.ca
  2. Quoted3 claimseach checked against its page
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The problem, broken down

Who it hurts
Island residents, workers and visitors who plan trips around provincial ferry crossings.
The moment
When planning a trip that connects a ferry with a drive or another ferry, and the schedule changes by season and by how many vessels are running.
What people do today
Riders pick the right PDF from several on each route page and check live status separately on 511 NL.
Why it's unsolved
No standard timetable feed is published for provincial ferries, and the 511 NL API covers terminals and status, not schedules.
What solved looks like
A GTFS timetable feed for at least three provincial routes, including Fogo Island and Bell Island, built from the PDFs, that passes the MobilityData GTFS validator with no errors and loads in a trip planner. A short note lists anything the PDFs leave unclear.

Evidence

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Government of NL: Fogo Island – Change Islands – Farewell ferry page (observed 2026-10-09) ↗
  1. 1On 2026-10-09 the Fogo Island – Change Islands – Farewell page linked five schedules, all PDFs, including files whose names are dated 2020, August 2021, October 2024 and 2026.
  2. 2On 2026-10-09 the same page pointed riders to 511 NL for live ferry information.
511 Newfoundland and Labrador API documentation (observed 2026-10-09) ↗
  1. 3On 2026-10-09 the 511 NL API documentation listed a Ferries resource that ‘Returns all ferry terminals’, required a developer key, and listed no timetable resource.

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Sources

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  1. [1]511 Newfoundland and Labrador API documentation (observed 2026-10-09)
  2. [2]Government of NL: Fogo Island – Change Islands – Farewell ferry page (observed 2026-10-09)
What the source says, in short

On 2026-10-09 the Fogo Island – Change Islands – Farewell page linked five schedules, all PDFs, including files whose names are dated 2020, August 2021, October 2024 and 2026. On 2026-10-09 the same page pointed riders to 511 NL for live ferry information. On 2026-10-09 the 511 NL API documentation listed a Ferries resource that ‘Returns all ferry terminals’, required a developer key, and listed no timetable resource.

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