mabat.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import requests
import json
import pprint
from datetime import datetime

pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=4)

def get_station(station_id):
	"""retuns a dictionary that describes the info for the given station id"""
	url = "http://mabat.mot.gov.il/AdalyaService.svc/StationLinesByIdGet"
	payload = {"stationId": station_id, "isSIRI":True, "lang":"1037"}
	headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
	r = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers).json()
	if not r['Success']:
		raise("error with url {}".format(url))
	r['SentAt'] = datetime.now()  # inject the request time into the response
	return r


response = get_station(21732)
pp.pprint(response)

It seems that http://mabat.mot.gov.il is not available any more. What's instead?

I think it's back now (sorry for the delayed reply)

Is it down again?..

Now it's dead officially:
משרד התחבורה הפסיק את התמיכה באפליקציית "כל קו" ובאתר הקשור אליה.
המשרד הקים אפליקציה חדשה בשם "התחנה" במקום.

Here's the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ridewithvia.zuzu