diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4c80b975..c3a2d4fd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 	}
 	validateProfile(profile)
 
-	const departures = (station, opt = {}) => {
+	const _stationBoard = (station, type, opt = {}) => {
 		if (isObj(station)) station = profile.formatStation(station.id)
 		else if ('string' === typeof station) station = profile.formatStation(station)
 		else throw new Error('station must be an object or a string.')
 
+		if ('string' !== typeof type || !type) {
+			throw new Error('type must be a non-empty string.')
+		}
+
 		opt = Object.assign({
 			direction: null, // only show departures heading to this station
 			duration:  10 // show departures for the next n minutes
@@ -49,6 +53,10 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 				getPasslist: false
 			}
 		})
+	}
+
+	const departures = (station, opt = {}) => {
+		return _stationBoard(station, 'DEP', opt)
 		.then((d) => {
 			if (!Array.isArray(d.jnyL)) return [] // todo: throw err?
 			const parse = profile.parseDeparture(profile, opt, {
diff --git a/lib/default-profile.js b/lib/default-profile.js
index c7dbd27b..64bc34dd 100644
--- a/lib/default-profile.js
+++ b/lib/default-profile.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const parseDateTime = require('../parse/date-time')
 const parseDeparture = require('../parse/departure')
+const parseArrival = require('../parse/arrival')
 const parseJourneyLeg = require('../parse/journey-leg')
 const parseJourney = require('../parse/journey')
 const parseLine = require('../parse/line')
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ const defaultProfile = {
 
 	parseDateTime,
 	parseDeparture,
+	parseArrival,
 	parseJourneyLeg,
 	parseJourney,
 	parseLine,
diff --git a/lib/validate-profile.js b/lib/validate-profile.js
index 38ed6cd8..5f8dae6b 100644
--- a/lib/validate-profile.js
+++ b/lib/validate-profile.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const types = {
 
 	parseDateTime: 'function',
 	parseDeparture: 'function',
+	parseArrival: 'function',
 	parseJourneyLeg: 'function',
 	parseJourney: 'function',
 	parseLine: 'function',
diff --git a/parse/arrival-or-departure.js b/parse/arrival-or-departure.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fef3d84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parse/arrival-or-departure.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const findRemark = require('./find-remark')
+
+// todo: what is d.jny.dirFlg?
+// todo: d.stbStop.dProgType/d.stbStop.aProgType
+
+const createParseArrOrDep = (profile, opt, data, prefix) => {
+	const {locations, lines, hints, warnings} = data
+	if (prefix !== 'a' && prefix !== 'd') throw new Error('invalid prefix')
+
+	const parseArrOrDep = (d) => {
+		const t = d.stbStop[prefix + 'TimeR'] || d.stbStop[prefix + 'TimeS']
+		const when = profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, t)
+
+		const res = {
+			tripId: d.jid,
+			station: locations[parseInt(d.stbStop.locX)] || null,
+			when: when.toISO(),
+			direction: profile.parseStationName(d.dirTxt),
+			line: lines[parseInt(d.prodX)] || null,
+			remarks: (d.remL
+				? d.remL.map(ref => findRemark(hints, warnings, ref))
+				: []
+			),
+			// todo: res.trip from rawLine.prodCtx.num?
+			trip: +d.jid.split('|')[1] // todo: this seems brittle
+		}
+
+		// todo: DRY with parseStopover
+		// todo: DRY with parseJourneyLeg
+		const tR = d.stbStop[prefix + 'TimeR']
+		const tP = d.stbStop[prefix + 'TimeS']
+		if (tR && tP) {
+			const realtime = profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, tR)
+			const planned = profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, tP)
+			res.delay = Math.round((realtime - planned) / 1000)
+		} else res.delay = null
+
+		// todo: DRY with parseStopover
+		// todo: DRY with parseJourneyLeg
+		if (d.stbStop[prefix + 'Cncl']) {
+			res.cancelled = true
+			Object.defineProperty(res, 'canceled', {value: true})
+			res.when = res.delay = null
+
+			const when = profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, tP)
+			res.formerScheduledWhen = when.toISO()
+		}
+
+		return res
+	}
+
+	return parseArrOrDep
+}
+
+module.exports = createParseArrOrDep
diff --git a/parse/arrival.js b/parse/arrival.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2c2b554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parse/arrival.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const createParseArrOrDep = require('./arrival-or-departure')
+
+const ARRIVAL = 'a'
+const createParseArrival = (profile, opt, data) => {
+	return createParseArrOrDep(profile, opt, data, ARRIVAL)
+}
+
+module.exports = createParseArrival
diff --git a/parse/departure.js b/parse/departure.js
index 7835767a..dc86f7a5 100644
--- a/parse/departure.js
+++ b/parse/departure.js
@@ -1,55 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const findRemark = require('./find-remark')
-
-// todos from public-transport/hafas-client#2
-// - stdStop.dPlatfS, stdStop.dPlatfR
-// todo: what is d.jny.dirFlg?
-// todo: d.stbStop.dProgType
-// todo: d.freq, d.freq.jnyL, see https://github.com/public-transport/hafas-client/blob/9203ed1481f08baacca41ac5e3c19bf022f01b0b/parse.js#L115
+const createParseArrOrDep = require('./arrival-or-departure')
 
+const DEPARTURE = 'd'
 const createParseDeparture = (profile, opt, data) => {
-	const {locations, lines, hints, warnings} = data
-
-	const parseDeparture = (d) => {
-		const when = profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, d.stbStop.dTimeR || d.stbStop.dTimeS)
-		const res = {
-			tripId: d.jid,
-			station: locations[parseInt(d.stbStop.locX)] || null,
-			when: when.toISO(),
-			direction: profile.parseStationName(d.dirTxt),
-			line: lines[parseInt(d.prodX)] || null,
-			remarks: (d.remL
-				? d.remL.map(ref => findRemark(hints, warnings, ref))
-				: []
-			),
-			trip: +d.jid.split('|')[1] // todo: this seems brittle
-		}
-		// todo: res.trip from rawLine.prodCtx.num?
-
-		// todo: DRY with parseStopover
-		// todo: DRY with parseJourneyLeg
-		if (d.stbStop.dTimeR && d.stbStop.dTimeS) {
-			const realtime = profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, d.stbStop.dTimeR)
-			const planned = profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, d.stbStop.dTimeS)
-			res.delay = Math.round((realtime - planned) / 1000)
-		} else res.delay = null
-
-		// todo: DRY with parseStopover
-		// todo: DRY with parseJourneyLeg
-		if (d.stbStop.aCncl || d.stbStop.dCncl) {
-			res.cancelled = true
-			Object.defineProperty(res, 'canceled', {value: true})
-			res.when = res.delay = null
-
-			const when = profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, d.stbStop.dTimeS)
-			res.formerScheduledWhen = when.toISO()
-		}
-
-		return res
-	}
-
-	return parseDeparture
+	return createParseArrOrDep(profile, opt, data, DEPARTURE)
 }
 
 module.exports = createParseDeparture