Unreserved fare

Query UTS journey and season-ticket fares.

GET /v1/fares/unreserved

Scope fares:read · Credits 3 · Plans All plans

Returns one or more unreserved fare routes for passenger counts, train category, class, and ticket duration.

Authentication

Send your key in the X-RailCore-Key header. This operation requires the fares:read scope. See the authentication guide.

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
`from`	query	`string`	Required	Boarding station code.
`to`	query	`string`	Required	Destination station code.
`date`	query	`string(date)`	Optional	Optional journey date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Defaults to tomorrow when omitted; the playground does not apply a maximum date.
`class`	query	`string`	Optional	II for Second Class or FC for First Class.
`train_type`	query	`string`	Optional	O Ordinary, E Mail/Express, S Superfast, or T MMTS.
`ticket_type`	query	`string`	Optional	J Journey, M Monthly, Q Quarterly, H Half Yearly, or Y Yearly.
`adult`	query	`integer`	Optional	Adult passenger count.
`child`	query	`integer`	Optional	Child passenger count.
`concession`	query	`string`	Optional	Applicable UTS concession code.

Code examples

Base URL https://ir.railcore.tech/v1. Keep the key in an environment variable and call from a trusted server-side environment.

cURL

curl -sS -X GET \
  -H "X-RailCore-Key: $RAILCORE_KEY" \
  "https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/fares/unreserved?from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&class=II&train_type=O&ticket_type=J&adult=1&child=0"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/fares/unreserved?from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&class=II&train_type=O&ticket_type=J&adult=1&child=0", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-RailCore-Key": process.env.RAILCORE_KEY,
  },
});

const body = await response.json();
console.log(response.status, body);

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/fares/unreserved?from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&class=II&train_type=O&ticket_type=J&adult=1&child=0",
    headers={"X-RailCore-Key": os.environ["RAILCORE_KEY"]},
    timeout=20,
)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

Rate limits and credits

This call costs 3 credits and is available on All plans. Per-minute and daily budgets, and the headers reporting remaining quota, are documented in rate limits and credits and billing.

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`from / to / date`	`string`	Resolved route and date.
`class / train_type / ticket_type`	`string`	Applied fare categories.
`adult / child`	`integer`	Passenger counts.
`routes[].route`	`string`	Route including any via stations.
`routes[].fare`	`string`	Fare as a decimal string from the UTS contract.

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "from": "AN",
    "to": "BSL",
    "date": "2026-08-27",
    "class": "II",
    "train_type": "O",
    "ticket_type": "J",
    "adult": 1,
    "child": 0,
    "routes": [
      {
        "route": "AN-JL-BSL",
        "fare": "20.00"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_version": "v1",
    "request_id": "req_01J5Z7Y8N2K4M6P8R0T2V4X6Z8",
    "trace_id": "trc_01J5Z7Y8N2K4M6P8R0T2V4X6Z9",
    "timestamp": "2026-08-20T17:12:23.305Z",
    "freshness": {
      "mode": "live",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-08-20T17:12:23.305Z",
      "sources": [
        {
          "confidence": "high"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Description	Retry
400	`VALIDATION_ERROR`	A required field is missing or invalid.	Not retryable
401	`MISSING_API_KEY / INVALID_API_KEY`	The credential is absent, unknown, disabled, or expired.	Not retryable
403	`SCOPE_MISSING / PLAN_ENDPOINT_DISABLED`	The key lacks the required scope or plan entitlement.	Not retryable
402	`CREDITS_EXHAUSTED`	The account balance cannot cover this operation.	Not retryable
429	`RATE_LIMITED`	Minute or daily request budget is exhausted. Honor Retry-After.	Retryable
410	`API_VERSION_SUNSET`	This API version has reached its announced sunset date. Migrate to a supported major version.	Not retryable
502	`UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE`	Live data could not be retrieved. Retry with backoff.	Retryable
504	`UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT`	The live-data request exceeded its deadline. Retry with backoff.	Retryable
503	`METERING_UNAVAILABLE`	Credit settlement is temporarily unavailable and no data was returned.	Retryable

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