Why blame the
monsoons for the delayed arrival and
departure of trains? Do the trains run punctually all through the year? A
statistics released by RailYatri, found 83% trains in India running late. It
can be safely said that Indian railways
train time table mentioned timings are hardly followed by most trains. Running
late is the general norm of trains, unless you are availing a Premium train.
There are hundreds of realistic scenarios that cause these delays. But when you
are sitting within a train eagerly waiting to reach your destination, who cares
for logic! All you want is to reach the destination quickly, and that is a wish
the Indian trains cannot fulfil.
No matter how much of
research goes into selecting the trains between two
stations, no matter how many times you have gone through the Indian railways time table before
booking the tickets, no one can accurately predict how the train will fare on
the date of journey. That does not however mean that you should not conduct
some research of your own. It is only with proper research that you can get
lucky and reach on time. So, carry on the good work. But this article will tell
you how RailYatri, a smart travel app helps passengers when the train is
horribly late.
Features that Help when the Train is late
·
Trip Sharing: Often there are instances when your train is so late
that your mobile phone battery goes dead and you are not able to communicate
your exact whereabouts to people that care back home. This problem can be
overcome by sharing a trip, when you are checking the PNR status or
carrying out other tasks using the app. When you share a trip there is a unique
URL generated that you can share with people who you feel should stay informed
about your travel. They can simply click on the link and get live train status updates with other
details.
·
Live Train Status: With this feature you can monitor the exact status of
your train along the route and not the last updated status available with
Indian Railways. Most of the live
train status apps relay the information that is available with Indian
Railways. But RailYatri takes a different stance; the app tracks the user’s GPS
location and then tallies it with the route map of the particular train. Thus
the users are able to gain understanding of actual location of the train. Apart
from this the app also tells users about the distance travelled and the
distance remaining with details such as upcoming station, last station and
expected arrival time to destination station.
·
Food Ordering: When the train is running horribly late and there is
no Pantry facility you are left at the mercy of street side, unhygienic food.
But there is an alternative available for the passengers now. They can simply
use the RailYatri app to order for delicious and hygienic food. Passengers can
choose from a large menu and food is delivered right on time.
·
Cab Booking: Train delays often keep the passengers stranded. When
you get down at the destination station at odd hours you will either not find
any suitable conveyance or have to pay many times over for even a short ride.
If you have arranged for a cab from the station, in probability it will not
want to wait and leave before you arrive. This is where the Railyatri app helps
the passengers. Just use the Book a Taxi feature to book a ride for onward
journey from the train itself.
These are some of the
ways in which the RailYatri app helps people travel with ease even when their
trains are horribly late. Have you used the RailYatri app yet? If not, then
download the app by visiting: rytr.in/and or giving a missed call on:
8080809551.
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