General Tools

railways.world

Provides general-purpose tools through the Model Context Protocol.

1 endpoint6 known toolsFirst detected September 19, 2026Last detected September 19, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://railways.world/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: railways
Version: 1.2.0

Capabilities

toolsresourcesprompts

Server instructions

Railways is a rail-only journey planner. Use search_stations to resolve cities, search_journeys to plan a pair, explore_anywhere for cheapest cities from one origin, booking_links to send travellers to operator ticket shops with Railways referral tags. Already-departed trains are never returned.

Known tools 6

search_stations

Find rail stations by city or station name.

Inferred read-only

search_journeys

Search rail-only journeys between two Railways station ids.

Inferred read-only

get_journey

Fetch one journey by id returned from search_journeys, including legs, calling points and booking links.

Inferred read-only

list_operators

List rail operators Railways knows, with booking sites and reservation rules.

Inferred read-only

booking_links

Tracked purchase links for a journey.

Potential side effects

explore_anywhere

Cheapest rail deals from one origin to every reachable city (Skyscanner-style explore-everywhere, trains only).

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.railways]
url = "https://railways.world/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "railways": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://railways.world/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: railways
Remote MCP URL: https://railways.world/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "railways": {
      "url": "https://railways.world/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "railways": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://railways.world/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "railways",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://railways.world/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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