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Summary
Query the Deutsche Bahn (DB) timetable via the community-maintained v6.db.transport.rest proxy over the official HAFAS API. Search stations, look up departures/arrivals in real time, and plan journeys between any two DB stops.
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Deutsche Bahn Fahrplan + Cursor
Query the Deutsche Bahn (DB) timetable via the community-maintained v6.db.transport.rest proxy over the official HAFAS API. Search stations, look up departures/arrivals in real time, and plan journeys between any two DB stops.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
(none — public API)
Step 1 — Get credentials
db.transport.rest — a free, no-auth wrapper around Deutsche Bahn's HAFAS endpoints maintained by the public-transport community.
No authentication required, but the service is hosted best-effort — for production use you may want to self-host (see https://github.com/derhuerst/db-rest).
Typical workflow:
- Resolve a station name to a stop
idwithdb_search_locations - Call
db_get_departuresordb_get_arrivalswith that id - For trip planning, use
db_get_journeyswithfromandtostop ids
Time format: All times are ISO 8601 with timezone (e.g. 2026-04-21T08:30+02:00). If omitted, when defaults to now.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → MCP Servers → your server → API keys.
- Save the file and restart Cursor.
- Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify
Deutsche Bahn Fahrplanis listed and "Connected". - Start chatting — all
Deutsche Bahn Fahrplantools are now invokable.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
db_search_locations | Search for DB stops/stations, addresses, or points of interest by name |
db_get_stop | Retrieve details for a specific stop/station by its DB id, including name, location, station category, and products served (ICE, IC, RE, S, |
db_get_departures | List upcoming departures from a stop |
db_get_arrivals | List upcoming arrivals at a stop with origin, planned and actual time, platform, delay, and cancellation status |
db_get_journeys | Plan a journey between two stops |
FAQ
Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.
Next steps
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