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Maechin
Independent developer based in Kagoshima
I built ShibusNow to make the Kagoshima City Bus more convenient to use — a timetable-based departure board, plus crowd-sourced delay info from riders.
About this service
| Service name | ShibusNow |
| Operator | Maechin |
| Routes covered | Kagoshima City Bus (including Kagoshima City View and Sakurajima Island View) |
| Timetable source | This work adapts the following material: "Kagoshima City Bus GTFS-JP Data," Kagoshima City, CC BY 4.02026年10月1日改正 (generated 2026-10-12) |
| Launched | June 2026 |
About the timetable data
The times shown here are scheduled times derived from the open GTFS-JP data published for Kagoshima City Bus. ShibusNow does not receive any live position data from the buses themselves.
| Source | GTFS-JP data published by the Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau (Bus) |
| Distributed via | the BODIK open data catalogue |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 (attribution) |
| Timetable version | 2026年10月1日改正 (valid 10/1/2026 – 3/31/2027) |
| Generated on | 10/12/2026 |
| How it is obtained | We normally download the published ZIP, convert it into per-stop timetables and ship them with the site. The date above is when this site data was generated; a saved copy may be used if downloading fails, so it is not proof of a new source download. Changes appear after we import the updated data and publish it with the site. Saved data in your browser may take longer to update. |
| What it does not tell you | Live vehicle positions and automatic delay corrections are not available. Service-calendar exceptions and manually registered suspensions or skipped stops are reflected, but changes are not monitored continuously. Official city bus notices may also appear above departures, with a server cache of up to 20 minutes. "Not yet arrived" reports come from users, not the Transportation Bureau. For the latest and authoritative information, please check the official website. |
Support ShibusNow
Looking for supporters to help cover server and domain costs.
Any contribution goes towards keeping the service running and improving it.
Payments are processed via Stripe. Any amount is welcome.
Contact
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Notes on how ShibusNow and ShidenNow are built, behind the scenes.
Read dev notes (kagoit.com) →