diff --git a/notebooks/analyze-depot-vehicles.ipynb b/notebooks/analyze-depot-vehicles.ipynb
index ea5d967..2eb4862 100644
--- a/notebooks/analyze-depot-vehicles.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/analyze-depot-vehicles.ipynb
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "from rssched.io.reader import import_response\n",
+    "from rssched.io.reader import import_request\n",
     "\n",
     "import pandas as pd\n",
     "\n",
+    "SOLVER_REQUEST_FILE = \"../rssched/data/small_test_request.json\"\n",
     "SOLVER_RESPONSE_FILE = \"../rssched/data/small_test_response.json\""
    ]
   },
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "request = import_request(SOLVER_REQUEST_FILE)\n",
     "response = import_response(SOLVER_RESPONSE_FILE)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/rssched/data/small_test_request.json b/rssched/data/small_test_request.json
index a816533..b9cfacc 100644
--- a/rssched/data/small_test_request.json
+++ b/rssched/data/small_test_request.json
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
                 {
                     "id": "trip_0_seg_1",
                     "routeSegment": "route_0_seg_1",
-                    "departure": "2023-7-24T12:40:00",
+                    "departure": "2023-07-24T12:40:00",
                     "passengers": 100,
                     "seated": 90
                 }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         {
             "id": "maintenance_slot_0",
             "location": "ZH",
-            "start": "2023-07-24T6:00:00",
+            "start": "2023-07-24T06:00:00",
             "end": "2023-07-24T12:00:00",
             "trackCount": 2
         },
diff --git a/rssched/io/reader.py b/rssched/io/reader.py
index d7b2ee1..4e4aed9 100644
--- a/rssched/io/reader.py
+++ b/rssched/io/reader.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from rssched.model.request import Request
 from rssched.model.response import Info, ObjectiveValue, Response, Schedule
 
 
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ def convert_keys_to_snake_case(data):
         return data
 
 
+def import_request(file_path: Path) -> Request:
+    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        data = convert_keys_to_snake_case(json.load(file))
+    return Request(**data)
+
+
 def import_response(file_path: Path) -> Response:
     with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
         data = convert_keys_to_snake_case(json.load(file))
diff --git a/rssched/model/request.py b/rssched/model/request.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8a9989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rssched/model/request.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class VehicleType(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    capacity: int
+    seats: int
+    maximal_formation_count: Optional[int] = None
+
+
+class Location(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    day_limit: Optional[int] = None
+
+
+class AllowedType(BaseModel):
+    vehicle_type: str
+    upper_bound: Optional[int] = None
+
+
+class Depot(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    location: str
+    capacity: int
+    allowed_types: List[AllowedType]
+
+
+class RouteSegment(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    order: int
+    origin: str
+    destination: str
+    distance: int
+    duration: int
+    maximal_formation_count: Optional[int] = None
+
+
+class Route(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    vehicle_type: str
+    segments: List[RouteSegment]
+
+
+class DepartureSegment(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    route_segment: str
+    departure: datetime
+    passengers: int
+    seated: int
+
+
+class Departure(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    route: str
+    segments: List[DepartureSegment]
+
+
+class MaintenanceSlot(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    location: str
+    start: datetime
+    end: datetime
+    track_count: int
+
+
+class DeadHeadTrips(BaseModel):
+    indices: List[str]
+    durations: List[List[int]]
+    distances: List[List[int]]
+
+
+class Shunting(BaseModel):
+    minimal_duration: int
+    dead_head_trip_duration: int
+
+
+class MaintenanceParameters(BaseModel):
+    maximal_distance: int
+
+
+class Costs(BaseModel):
+    staff: int
+    service_trip: int
+    maintenance: int
+    dead_head_trip: int
+    idle: int
+
+
+class Parameters(BaseModel):
+    forbid_dead_head_trips: bool
+    day_limit_threshold: int
+    shunting: Shunting
+    maintenance: MaintenanceParameters
+    costs: Costs
+
+
+class Request(BaseModel):
+    vehicle_types: List[VehicleType]
+    locations: List[Location]
+    depots: List[Depot]
+    routes: List[Route]
+    departures: List[Departure]
+    maintenance_slots: List[MaintenanceSlot]
+    dead_head_trips: DeadHeadTrips
+    parameters: Parameters
diff --git a/tests/io/test_reader.py b/tests/io/test_reader.py
index c74e78b..ab2fc27 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_reader.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_reader.py
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 from rssched.data.access import PkgDataAccess
-from rssched.io.reader import import_response
+from rssched.io.reader import import_request, import_response
+
+
+def test_import_request():
+    request = import_request(PkgDataAccess.locate_request())
+    print(request)
+    assert len(request.vehicle_types) == 2
+    assert len(request.routes) == 2
 
 
 def test_import_response():