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Edinburgh Buses
Details of the database Looking at the data
stops(id, name)
route(num, company, pos, stop)
stops
id
name
route
num
company
pos
stop
Summary
How many stops are in the database.
SELECT * FROM stops
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Wrong answer. Too many columns.
id name
1 Aberlady
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2 Abington
3 Amisfield Park
4 Ancrum
5 Armadale
6 ASDA
7 ASDA/Brunstane
Find the id value for the stop 'Craiglockhart'
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Give the id and the name for the stops on the '4' 'LRT' service.
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Routes and stops
The query shown gives the number of routes that visit either London Road (149) or Craiglockhart (53). Run the
query and notice the two services that link these stops have a count of 2. Add a HAVING clause to restrict the
output to these two routes.
SELECT company, num, COUNT(*)
FROM route WHERE stop=149 OR stop=53
GROUP BY company, num
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Execute the self join shown and observe that [Link] gives all the places you can get to from Craiglockhart,
without changing routes. Change the query so that it shows the services from Craiglockhart to London Road.
SELECT [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]
FROM route a JOIN route b ON
([Link]=[Link] AND [Link]=[Link])
WHERE [Link]=53
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The query shown is similar to the previous one, however by joining two copies of the stops table we can refer to
stops by name rather than by number. Change the query so that the services between 'Craiglockhart' and 'London
Road' are shown. If you are tired of these places try 'Fairmilehead' against 'Tollcross'
SELECT [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]
FROM route a JOIN route b ON
([Link]=[Link] AND [Link]=[Link])
JOIN stops stopa ON ([Link]=[Link])
JOIN stops stopb ON ([Link]=[Link])
WHERE [Link]='Craiglockhart'
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Using a self join
Give a list of all the services which connect stops 115 and 137 ('Haymarket' and 'Leith')
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Give a list of the services which connect the stops 'Craiglockhart' and 'Tollcross'
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Give a distinct list of the stops which may be reached from 'Craiglockhart' by taking one bus, including
'Craiglockhart' itself, offered by the LRT company. Include the company and bus no. of the relevant services.
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Find the routes involving two buses that can go from Craiglockhart to Lochend.
Show the bus no. and company for the first bus, the name of the stop for the transfer,
and the bus no. and company for the second bus.
Hint
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Clear your results
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Retrieved from "[Link]
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