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NSW Trains Fandom Wiki Access Skill

This skill retrieves train line information from the NSW Trains Fandom wiki (nswtrains.fandom.com), a community-maintained encyclopedia of Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink services.

Features

Search Pages

Search the wiki for pages matching a query:

execute({
    "function": "search",
    "query": "North Shore",
    "limit": 10
})

Returns page titles, snippets, and metadata for matching pages.

Get Train Line Details

Retrieve comprehensive information about a specific train line:

execute({
    "function": "get_line",
    "title": "T7 Olympic Park line"
})

# Or by page ID
execute({
    "function": "get_line",
    "pageid": 4809
})

Returns:

• infobox: Parsed infobox data (colour, stations count, operator, rolling stock, etc.)
• introduction: Page introduction/summary text
• sections: List of page sections
• categories: Wiki categories the page belongs to

Get Stations Table

Extract the stations table from a train line page:

execute({
    "function": "get_stations",
    "title": "T1 North Shore and Western line"
})

Returns:

• stations: List of stations with name, code, distance, opening year, railway line, serving suburbs, and interchange information
• station_count: Total number of stations found

List Train Lines

List all train line pages in the wiki:

execute({
    "function": "list_lines",
    "prefix": "T",
    "limit": 50
})

Returns all pages starting with the specified prefix (default: "T" for train lines like T1, T2, etc.)

Available Train Lines

The wiki contains pages for Sydney Trains lines including:

• T1 North Shore and Western line
• T2 Leppington and Inner West line
• T3 Liverpool and Inner West line / Bankstown line
• T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra line
• T5 Cumberland line
• T6 Lidcombe and Bankstown line
• T7 Olympic Park line
• T8 Airport and South line
• T9 Northern line

Plus various station pages, rolling stock information, and historical data.

Data Sources

This skill queries the Fandom MediaWiki API directly, which provides:

• Wikitext content with infobox templates
• Parsed HTML for table extraction
• Search and page listing capabilities

The wiki is maintained by the community and includes detailed information about:

• Line routes and stations
• Fleet and rolling stock
• Operating patterns
• Historical changes
• Infrastructure details

Technical Notes

• Uses Fandom's MediaWiki API at https://nswtrains.fandom.com/api.php
• Infobox templates are parsed from wikitext source
• Station tables are parsed from rendered HTML
• All requests include appropriate User-Agent headers
• Timeout handling for reliable operation