Best way to store time above 24:00:00 in postgresql?

Question

I\'m storing GTFS feeds into a SQL database and some times are expected to be stored above the 24:00:00 cap on time values. For example, some trains run at 12:30AM, but are

Answer 1

Suggest to use int for that... your value could be:

Sec + Min * 60 + Hour * 3600

For the 24:30:00, you will get 88200.

When loading your value from DB, you could reverse your value by simple math equation:

Hour = int(value / 3600)
Min  = int(value % 3600 / 60)
Sec  = value % 3600 % 1800