irail.transit.connections
Find train connections between two Belgian railway stations — returns up to 10 journeys with departure/arrival times, total duration, delays, transfer stations (vias), train numbers, platform numbers, and cancellation flags. Supports departure or arrival time selection. No auth required. Data: iR...
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What irail.transit.connections does on Apibase
AI agents call irail.transit.connections to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
to | string | Yes | Arrival station name (e.g. "Antwerpen-Centraal", "Brugge"). Must match Belgian spelling. |
date | string | — | Date in DDMMYY format (e.g. "290626" for 29 June 2026). Defaults to today. |
from | string | Yes | Departure station name (e.g. "Brussel-Zuid", "Gent-Sint-Pieters"). Must match Belgian spelling. |
lang | string | — | Language for station and direction names. Default: en. |
time | string | — | Time in HHMM format (e.g. "1430" for 14:30). Defaults to current time. |
results | integer | — | Number of connections to return (1–10). Default: 6. |
timesel | string | — | Whether the provided time is the desired departure time or arrival time. Default: depart. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why irail.transit.connections is rated Low
Retrieves real-time train schedule data without modifying systems or triggering operations.
From the tool's definition Find train connections, returns journeys with times, delays, platforms, cancellation flags
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The rule that runs irail.transit.connections safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For irail.transit.connections, this is the rule to start with:
irail.transit.connections is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every irail.transit.connections call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about irail.transit.connections
Find train connections between two Belgian railway stations — returns up to 10 journeys with departure/arrival times, total duration, delays, transfer stations (vias), train numbers, platform numbers, and cancellation flags. Supports departure or arrival time selection. No auth required. Data: iRail real-time SNCB/NMBS Belgium train data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
irail.transit.connections accepts 7 parameters: to, date, from, lang, time, results, timesel. Required: to, from. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for irail.transit.connections: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
irail.transit.connections is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the irail.transit.connections rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for irail.transit.connections. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
irail.transit.connections is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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