diff --git a/axios-get-service/.env b/axios-get-service/.env
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+NODE_ENV=development
+URL=http://localhost:65534/servicedays?routeshortname=411
+#URL=http://localhost:65534/trips?routeshortname=411
diff --git a/axios-get-service/README.md b/axios-get-service/README.md
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+## Overview
+
+tbc
+
+## Preparation
+Run the following command in your favorite terminal to install dependenies.
+```
+npm i
+```
+## Development setup
+Run the following command in your favorite terminal if you fancy log messages for debugging.
+```
+export DEBUG=$DEBUG,axios
+```
+Run the following command in your favorite terminal to start the service in development mode.
+```
+npm run dev
+```
+## Production deployment
+
+tbc
diff --git a/axios-get-service/index.js b/axios-get-service/index.js
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+require('dotenv').config();
+const axios=require('axios');
+const debug=require('debug')('axios');
+
+const URL=process.env.URL;
+debug('URL: '+URL)
+
+run().catch(err => {
+    debug('run: error')
+    console.log(err)
+});
+
+
+async function run() {
+    debug('run:...')
+
+    objService = await axios.get(URL);
+
+    //iterate over object
+    for (const key in objService) {
+	debug(`${key}: ${objService[key]}`);
+    }
+
+    //iterate over object
+    let timeCount=0;
+    for (const time in objService.data) {
+	//debug(`time: ${time}`);
+	let tripCount=0;
+	for (const tripId in objService.data[time]){
+	    //debug(`tripId: ${tripId}`);
+	    tripCount++;
+	}
+	timeCount++;
+	//debug('tripCount: '+tripCount);
+    }
+    debug('timeCount: '+timeCount);
+}
diff --git a/axios-get-service/package.json b/axios-get-service/package.json
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+{
+    "name": "axios-get-service",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "nodemon index.js",
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "Stefan Begerad",
+  "license": "GPL-3.0",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.7"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^0.21.1",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/axios-get-service/utils.js b/axios-get-service/utils.js
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+const debug=require('debug')('utils');
+
+function findSubStr(str, start, end) {
+    var index = str.slice(start, end);
+    //debug('index: '+index);
+    return index;
+}
+  
+function gtfsDate2NodeDate(date){
+    let start = 0;
+    let end = 4;
+    let year=findSubStr(date, start, end);
+    //debug('year: '+year);
+    start=4;
+    end=6;
+    let month=findSubStr(date, start, end);
+    //debug('month: '+month);
+    start=6;
+    end=8;
+    let day=findSubStr(date, start, end);
+    //debug('day: '+day);
+    let nodeDate = new Date(year, month - 1, day);
+    //debug('nodeDate: '+nodeDate);
+    return nodeDate;
+}
+
+const dateWeekday={
+    sunday:0,
+    monday:1,
+    tuesday:2,
+    wednesday:3,
+    thursday:4,
+    friday:5,
+    saturday:6
+}
+
+function nextDay(epoch){
+    debug('epoch: '+epoch);
+    let epochNext=epoch + (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) // 1 day in millisecond
+    debug('epochNext: '+epochNext);
+    return epochNext;
+}
+
+module.exports={
+    gtfsDate2NodeDate,
+    nextDay,
+    dateWeekday
+};