diff --git a/apps/api_web/lib/api_web/views/stop_event_view.ex b/apps/api_web/lib/api_web/views/stop_event_view.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1816ceb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api_web/lib/api_web/views/stop_event_view.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+defmodule ApiWeb.StopEventView do
+  use ApiWeb.Web, :api_view
+
+  has_one(
+    :trip,
+    type: :trip,
+    serializer: ApiWeb.TripView,
+    field: :trip_id
+  )
+
+  has_one(
+    :stop,
+    type: :stop,
+    serializer: ApiWeb.StopView,
+    field: :stop_id
+  )
+
+  has_one(
+    :route,
+    type: :route,
+    serializer: ApiWeb.RouteView,
+    field: :route_id
+  )
+
+  has_one(
+    :vehicle,
+    type: :vehicle,
+    serializer: ApiWeb.VehicleView,
+    field: :vehicle_id
+  )
+
+  attributes([
+    :vehicle_id,
+    :start_date,
+    :trip_id,
+    :direction_id,
+    :route_id,
+    :revenue,
+    :stop_id,
+    :stop_sequence,
+    :arrived,
+    :departed
+  ])
+
+  def arrived(%{arrived: nil}, _conn), do: nil
+  def arrived(%{arrived: %DateTime{} = dt}, _conn), do: DateTime.to_iso8601(dt)
+
+  def departed(%{departed: nil}, _conn), do: nil
+  def departed(%{departed: %DateTime{} = dt}, _conn), do: DateTime.to_iso8601(dt)
+
+  @doc """
+  Preloads schedule relationships for stop events when requested via ?include=schedule to prevent N+1 queries.
+  """
+  def preload(stop_events, conn, _opts) when is_list(stop_events) do
+    if split_included?("schedule", conn) do
+      schedules = State.Schedule.schedule_for_many(stop_events)
+
+      Enum.map(stop_events, fn stop_event ->
+        schedule = Map.get(schedules, {stop_event.trip_id, stop_event.stop_sequence})
+        Map.put(stop_event, :schedule, schedule)
+      end)
+    else
+      stop_events
+    end
+  end
+
+  def preload(stop_event, conn, _opts) do
+    if split_included?("schedule", conn) do
+      schedule = State.Schedule.schedule_for(stop_event)
+      Map.put(stop_event, :schedule, schedule)
+    else
+      stop_event
+    end
+  end
+
+  def relationships(stop_event, conn) do
+    # Get the base relationships as a map from has_one macros
+    base_relationships = super(stop_event, conn)
+
+    if split_included?("schedule", conn) do
+      Map.put(
+        base_relationships,
+        :schedule,
+        %HasOne{
+          type: :schedule,
+          name: :schedule,
+          data: schedule(stop_event, conn),
+          serializer: ApiWeb.ScheduleView
+        }
+      )
+    else
+      base_relationships
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp schedule(%{schedule: schedule}, _conn), do: schedule
+
+  defp schedule(stop_event, conn),
+    do: optional_relationship("schedule", stop_event, &State.Schedule.schedule_for/1, conn)
+end
diff --git a/apps/api_web/test/api_web/views/stop_event_view_test.exs b/apps/api_web/test/api_web/views/stop_event_view_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7941613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api_web/test/api_web/views/stop_event_view_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+defmodule ApiWeb.StopEventViewTest do
+  use ApiWeb.ConnCase
+
+  # Bring render/3 and render_to_string/3 for testing custom views
+  import Phoenix.View
+
+  alias Model.StopEvent
+
+  @stop_event %StopEvent{
+    id: "trip1-route1-v1-1",
+    vehicle_id: "v1",
+    start_date: ~D[2026-02-24],
+    trip_id: "trip1",
+    direction_id: 0,
+    route_id: "route1",
+    revenue: :REVENUE,
+    stop_id: "stop1",
+    stop_sequence: 1,
+    arrived: ~U[2026-02-24 15:28:06Z],
+    departed: ~U[2026-02-24 15:40:46Z]
+  }
+
+  @trip %Model.Trip{
+    id: "trip1",
+    route_id: "route1",
+    name: "Test Trip",
+    direction_id: 0,
+    service_id: "service1",
+    headsign: "Testination",
+    wheelchair_accessible: 1,
+    bikes_allowed: 1,
+    revenue: :REVENUE
+  }
+
+  @stop %Model.Stop{
+    id: "stop1",
+    name: "Test Stop",
+    latitude: 42.0,
+    longitude: -71.0,
+    wheelchair_boarding: 0,
+    location_type: 0
+  }
+
+  @route %Model.Route{
+    id: "route1",
+    agency_id: "agency1",
+    color: "FF0000",
+    description: "Test Route",
+    sort_order: 1,
+    text_color: "FFFFFF",
+    line_id: "line1",
+    listed_route: true,
+    type: 3
+  }
+
+  @route_pattern %Model.RoutePattern{
+    id: "route1-_-0"
+  }
+
+  @vehicle %Model.Vehicle{
+    id: "v1",
+    current_status: :IN_TRANSIT_TO,
+    updated_at: ~U[2026-02-24 15:30:00Z],
+    revenue: :REVENUE
+  }
+
+  @schedule %Model.Schedule{
+    direction_id: 0,
+    route_id: "route1",
+    service_id: "service1",
+    stop_sequence: 1,
+    stop_id: "stop1",
+    timepoint?: false,
+    trip_id: "trip1"
+  }
+
+  setup %{conn: conn} do
+    conn = Phoenix.Controller.put_view(conn, ApiWeb.StopEventView)
+    {:ok, %{conn: conn}}
+  end
+
+  test "renders stop event with all attributes", %{conn: conn} do
+    rendered = render(ApiWeb.StopEventView, "index.json-api", data: @stop_event, conn: conn)
+
+    assert rendered["data"]["type"] == "stop_event"
+    assert rendered["data"]["id"] == "trip1-route1-v1-1"
+
+    assert rendered["data"]["attributes"] == %{
+             "vehicle_id" => "v1",
+             "start_date" => ~D[2026-02-24],
+             "trip_id" => "trip1",
+             "direction_id" => 0,
+             "route_id" => "route1",
+             "revenue" => :REVENUE,
+             "stop_id" => "stop1",
+             "stop_sequence" => 1,
+             "arrived" => "2026-02-24T15:28:06Z",
+             "departed" => "2026-02-24T15:40:46Z"
+           }
+  end
+
+  test "renders stop event with nil arrived (first stop)", %{conn: conn} do
+    stop_event = %StopEvent{@stop_event | arrived: nil}
+    rendered = render(ApiWeb.StopEventView, "index.json-api", data: stop_event, conn: conn)
+
+    assert rendered["data"]["attributes"]["arrived"] == nil
+    assert rendered["data"]["attributes"]["departed"] == "2026-02-24T15:40:46Z"
+  end
+
+  test "renders stop event with nil departed (last or current stop)", %{conn: conn} do
+    stop_event = %StopEvent{@stop_event | departed: nil}
+    rendered = render(ApiWeb.StopEventView, "index.json-api", data: stop_event, conn: conn)
+
+    assert rendered["data"]["attributes"]["arrived"] == "2026-02-24T15:28:06Z"
+    assert rendered["data"]["attributes"]["departed"] == nil
+  end
+
+  test "does not include attributes when empty set is requested", %{conn: conn} do
+    # JSON:API sparse fieldsets: when client requests empty field list,
+    # no attributes are returned (only id, type, and relationships)
+    conn = assign(conn, :opts, %{fields: %{"stop_event" => []}})
+
+    rendered =
+      render(ApiWeb.StopEventView, "index.json-api",
+        data: @stop_event,
+        conn: conn,
+        opts: conn.assigns.opts
+      )
+
+    assert rendered["data"]["attributes"] == %{}
+  end
+
+  describe "relationships" do
+    setup do
+      State.Trip.new_state([@trip])
+      State.Stop.new_state([@stop])
+      State.Route.new_state([@route])
+      State.Vehicle.new_state([@vehicle])
+      :ok
+    end
+
+    test "includes all default relationships", %{conn: conn} do
+      rendered =
+        render(ApiWeb.StopEventView, "index.json-api",
+          data: @stop_event,
+          conn: conn
+        )
+
+      relationships = rendered["data"]["relationships"]
+      assert relationships["trip"]["data"]["id"] == "trip1"
+      assert relationships["stop"]["data"]["id"] == "stop1"
+      assert relationships["route"]["data"]["id"] == "route1"
+      assert relationships["vehicle"]["data"]["id"] == "v1"
+      refute Map.has_key?(relationships, "schedule")
+    end
+
+    test "preloads schedules for multiple stop_events", %{conn: conn} do
+      State.RoutePattern.new_state([@route_pattern])
+
+      schedule2 = %Model.Schedule{
+        direction_id: 0,
+        route_id: "route1",
+        service_id: "service1",
+        stop_sequence: 2,
+        stop_id: "stop1",
+        timepoint?: false,
+        trip_id: "trip1"
+      }
+
+      State.Schedule.new_state([@schedule, schedule2])
+      State.RoutesPatternsAtStop.update!()
+
+      stop_event2 = %StopEvent{@stop_event | id: "trip1-route1-v1-2", stop_sequence: 2}
+
+      conn =
+        %{conn | params: %{"include" => "schedule"}}
+        |> ApiWeb.ApiControllerHelpers.split_include([])
+
+      rendered =
+        render(ApiWeb.StopEventView, "index.json-api",
+          data: [@stop_event, stop_event2],
+          conn: conn
+        )
+
+      assert length(rendered["data"]) == 2
+      # Verify schedules were bulk loaded via schedule_for_many
+      assert get_in(rendered, ["data", Access.at(0), "relationships", "schedule", "data", "id"]) ==
+               "schedule-trip1-stop1-1"
+
+      assert get_in(rendered, ["data", Access.at(1), "relationships", "schedule", "data", "id"]) ==
+               "schedule-trip1-stop1-2"
+    end
+
+    test "includes schedule relationship when requested", %{conn: conn} do
+      State.RoutePattern.new_state([@route_pattern])
+      State.Schedule.new_state([@schedule])
+      State.RoutesPatternsAtStop.update!()
+
+      conn =
+        %{conn | params: %{"include" => "schedule"}}
+        |> ApiWeb.ApiControllerHelpers.split_include([])
+
+      rendered =
+        render(ApiWeb.StopEventView, "index.json-api",
+          data: @stop_event,
+          conn: conn
+        )
+
+      assert get_in(rendered, ["data", "relationships", "schedule", "data", "id"]) ==
+               "schedule-trip1-stop1-1"
+    end
+
+    test "returns nil schedule when schedule does not exist", %{conn: conn} do
+      # Set up required state but no schedule
+      State.RoutePattern.new_state([@route_pattern])
+      State.Schedule.new_state([])
+      State.RoutesPatternsAtStop.update!()
+
+      conn =
+        %{conn | params: %{"include" => "schedule"}}
+        |> ApiWeb.ApiControllerHelpers.split_include([])
+
+      rendered =
+        render(ApiWeb.StopEventView, "index.json-api",
+          data: @stop_event,
+          conn: conn
+        )
+
+      # Schedule relationship should be present but with nil data
+      assert get_in(rendered, ["data", "relationships", "schedule", "data"]) == nil
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/apps/state/lib/state/schedule.ex b/apps/state/lib/state/schedule.ex
index cf074196..59fca793 100644
--- a/apps/state/lib/state/schedule.ex
+++ b/apps/state/lib/state/schedule.ex
@@ -97,35 +97,36 @@ defmodule State.Schedule do
 
   @schedule_relationships_with_schedules [nil, :cancelled, :no_data, :skipped]
 
-  @spec schedule_for(Model.Prediction.t()) :: Model.Schedule.t() | nil
-  def schedule_for(%Model.Prediction{schedule_relationship: relationship} = prediction)
-      when relationship in @schedule_relationships_with_schedules do
+  @spec schedule_for(Model.Prediction.t() | Model.StopEvent.t()) :: Model.Schedule.t() | nil
+
+  def schedule_for(%Model.Prediction{schedule_relationship: relationship})
+      when relationship not in @schedule_relationships_with_schedules do
+    nil
+  end
+
+  def schedule_for(%_{trip_id: trip_id, stop_id: stop_id, stop_sequence: stop_sequence}) do
     stop_ids =
-      case State.Stop.siblings(prediction.stop_id) do
+      case State.Stop.siblings(stop_id) do
         [_ | _] = stops -> Enum.map(stops, & &1.id)
-        [] -> [prediction.stop_id]
+        [] -> [stop_id]
       end
 
     %{
-      trips: [prediction.trip_id],
+      trips: [trip_id],
       stops: stop_ids,
-      stop_sequence: [prediction.stop_sequence]
+      stop_sequence: [stop_sequence]
     }
     |> filter_by
     |> List.first()
   end
 
-  def schedule_for(%Model.Prediction{}) do
-    nil
-  end
-
-  @spec schedule_for_many([Model.Prediction.t()]) :: map
-  def schedule_for_many(predictions) do
-    for prediction <- predictions,
-        schedule = schedule_for(prediction),
+  @spec schedule_for_many([Model.Prediction.t() | Model.StopEvent.t()]) :: map
+  def schedule_for_many(records) do
+    for record <- records,
+        schedule = schedule_for(record),
         schedule != nil,
         into: %{} do
-      {{prediction.trip_id, prediction.stop_sequence}, schedule}
+      {{record.trip_id, record.stop_sequence}, schedule}
     end
   end