diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/edgetype/RentABikeAbstractEdge.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/edgetype/RentABikeAbstractEdge.java
index 5c17e7a73e0..29d2e2f9e80 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/edgetype/RentABikeAbstractEdge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/edgetype/RentABikeAbstractEdge.java
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ protected State traverseRent(State state) {
             return null;
 
         BikeRentalStationVertex dropoff = (BikeRentalStationVertex) tov;
+
+        /*
+         * Can't rent a bike from a station that is not on
+         */
+        if (!dropoff.isStationOn()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if (options.useBikeRentalAvailabilityInformation && dropoff.getBikesAvailable() == 0)
             return null;
 
@@ -92,6 +100,14 @@ protected State traverseDropoff(State state) {
             return null;
         
         BikeRentalStationVertex pickup = (BikeRentalStationVertex) tov;
+
+        /*
+         * Can't return a bike to a station that is not on
+         */
+        if (!pickup.isStationOn()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if (options.useBikeRentalAvailabilityInformation && pickup.getSpacesAvailable() == 0  && !pickup.getAllowOverloading())
             return null;
         
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/vertextype/BikeRentalStationVertex.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/vertextype/BikeRentalStationVertex.java
index 04d1dd468ca..cacb4fb528a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/vertextype/BikeRentalStationVertex.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/vertextype/BikeRentalStationVertex.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class BikeRentalStationVertex extends Vertex {
 
     private boolean allowOverloading;
 
+    private boolean stationOn = true;
+
     private String id;
 
     /** Some car rental systems and flex transit systems work exactly like bike rental, but with cars. */
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ public BikeRentalStationVertex(Graph g, BikeRentalStation station) {
         this.setId(station.id);
         this.setBikesAvailable(station.bikesAvailable);
         this.setSpacesAvailable(station.spacesAvailable);
-	this.setAllowOverloading(station.allowOverloading);
+        this.setAllowOverloading(station.allowOverloading);
+        this.setStationStatus(station.state);
         this.isCarStation = station.isCarStation;
         this.station = station;
     }
@@ -55,6 +58,10 @@ public boolean getAllowOverloading() {
         return allowOverloading;
     }
 
+    public boolean isStationOn() {
+        return stationOn;
+    }
+
     public void setBikesAvailable(int bikes) {
         this.bikesAvailable = bikes;
     }
@@ -67,6 +74,10 @@ public void setAllowOverloading(boolean allowOverloading) {
         this.allowOverloading = allowOverloading;
     }
 
+    public void setStationStatus(String state) {
+        this.stationOn = state.equals("Station on");
+    }
+
     public String getId() {
         return id;
     }