Wednesday, 22 July 2015

4 Tips to Reach Your Destination Safely during Monsoon

Rain brings peace to the mind, after the unbearable heat of the summer months rain brings in respite when then the heavens open its floodgates. But not everyone is happy when it rains. Travel during the rainy season is not welcome for most of the people, yet they have to because in present days when you get a chance you have to travel! When it is pouring outside, you might be safe within the train’s carriage but eventually you have to get down and face the demons out there. If delay in arrival and departure of trains is one hassle for the passengers, while on the train then there are hundreds of them waiting to greet them when they de-board. Well, you can prevent the hassles of delay by availing tickets in the best performing train enquiry between two stations, but what about the problems in the world outside? Well, that is what would be discussed in this article.

Avoid the Hassles

·         Plan Intelligently: If you have planned to reach your true destination from the station using public transportation such as buses, shared autos or other mediums, then you have to make some further calculations. The Indian time train table goes for a toss when there is heavy rain outside. It is not possible for the train to run at optimum speeds and there are signalling issues too. So, when you view the Indian railways time table, generally you would be wanting a favourable arrival time at your destination station. But the arrival time mentioned in the time table might be valid for other seasons, not the monsoons. So, you need to calculate the time taking at least a couple of hours’ late arrival bracket. Make sure that all the public conveyances run during this revised time.
·         Book a Taxi: One of the major hassles for the passengers once they alight at their destination station is to find the conveyance from the station to their intended destination. Some of the tensions regarding conveyance can be overcome if you have the RailYatri app in your mobile. The app has scopes for taxi booking. You need not stay at the mercy of the taxi drivers to take you back home at double or treble the prices. You can book a cab based on the timing of your train and pay the valid rates for the ride using the app. Once you book the taxi you can be rest assured that the ride will be waiting for you outside the station no matter how severe the rain is.
·         Keep Others Informed: Suppose people from your home would come to receive you, and most probably they will arrive at the exact time mentioned in the Indian railways time table. This will make them wait on for many hours. You can rather minimize their hassles, by sharing a trip. With the Trip Sharing feature of RailYatri you can make sure that people back home do not have to wait for you at the station for long hours. The feature generates a unique URL which can be shared to their contacts, who can then track the live train status.
·         Cabbies are Impatient: One of the issues with booking a personal taxi is that most of the drivers are very impatient. They will keep calling you at every few minutes to enquire about your status, just because they have already parked their car in the station’s parking lot. And if they have to wait for long, they might as well leave sighting that due to the rain they had to go away. This is why you should clarify with the cabbie that the train is running late by a certain number of hours and it might be further delayed. Ask the cabbie for the time which he will take to reach station from his location. Suppose, the cabbie narrates that it will take 30 minutes, then tell him that you will give a call 1 hour before the train is slated to arrive. Use the RailYatri app to carry out live train status check and call the cabbie on time. This will again save you from some hassles.

Importantly, when you are travelling in the monsoon season you should definitely have the RailYatri, smart travel app, to help you make difficult decisions. To download the app visit: rytr.in/and or give a missed call on: 8080809551.


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