diff --git a/parse/arrival-or-departure.js b/parse/arrival-or-departure.js
index 10b192a1..a59ec6db 100644
--- a/parse/arrival-or-departure.js
+++ b/parse/arrival-or-departure.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const createParseArrOrDep = (profile, opt, data, prefix) => {
 			stop: locations[parseInt(d.stbStop.locX)] || null,
 			when: profile.parseDateTime(profile, d.date, t, tz),
 			// todo: for arrivals, this is the *origin*, not the *direction*
-			direction: prefix === DEPARTURE && profile.parseStationName(d.dirTxt) || null,
+			direction: prefix === DEPARTURE && d.dirTxt && profile.parseStationName(d.dirTxt) || null,
 			line: lines[parseInt(d.prodX)] || null,
 			remarks: []
 		}
diff --git a/parse/journey-leg.js b/parse/journey-leg.js
index dc46c44f..28320eeb 100644
--- a/parse/journey-leg.js
+++ b/parse/journey-leg.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const createParseJourneyLeg = (profile, opt, data) => {
 			// todo: pull `public` value from `profile.products`
 			res.tripId = pt.jny.jid
 			res.line = lines[parseInt(pt.jny.prodX)] || null
-			res.direction = profile.parseStationName(pt.jny.dirTxt) || null
+			res.direction = pt.jny.dirTxt && profile.parseStationName(pt.jny.dirTxt) || null
 
 			if (pt.dep.dPlatfS) res.departurePlatform = pt.dep.dPlatfS
 			if (pt.arr.aPlatfS) res.arrivalPlatform = pt.arr.aPlatfS
diff --git a/parse/movement.js b/parse/movement.js
index e797872b..e24b01e5 100644
--- a/parse/movement.js
+++ b/parse/movement.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const createParseMovement = (profile, opt, data) => {
 		const pStopover = profile.parseStopover(profile, opt, data, m.date)
 
 		const res = {
-			direction: profile.parseStationName(m.dirTxt),
+			direction: m.dirTxt ? profile.parseStationName(m.dirTxt) : null,
 			tripId: m.jid || null,
 			line: lines[m.prodX] || null,
 			location: m.pos ? {