How RailYatri Platform Locator can help Travel with Physically Handicapped People?

Train is the preferred travel medium for more than 80% of India’s population. And when we talk about India’s population there are capable bodied individuals as well as the physically challenged (or handicapped people). Rail travel has its own challenges for the physically fit, just think about the state of the people with a physical problem. It must be very difficult. Yet, physically have to jostle with their capable bodied counterparts during train travels.

Just like any normal person, the physically handicapped have every right to be independent and live with pride. But, can this is be possible when you are boarding a train from a crowded platform? Yes, it is very much possible if you have the RailYatri app in your mobile. We want to see each and every physically challenged individual take control of his/her travel. For our part we have infused the app with features that will make the travel of anyone and everyone very smooth. Though many of our fond users have found the live train status feature in our app so much to their liking that they have classified our app as live train status app, but our app has many other helpful features.

There is no need to call 139 toll free numbers to know about the train arrival or departure. That can be learned from the train arrival departure status feature in the app. This will help you reach the station on time, in case you are boarding from an intermediate station. Problem with boarding at an intermediate station is that you have to keep on waiting for long hours when the train is late. Just think how difficult it is for a common person to keep waiting at a crowded platform for long hours, so it will be doubly difficult for a person with physical in-capabilities. By checking the train arrival status by train number to prior stations, you can easily mitigate the waiting time.   

Now, that you are about to leave your home, just check for the platform number of the train. There is a feature in the app named “Platform Locator”. This feature will predict the exact platform number on which the train arrives on most days. Platforms for long distance trains remain same, unless there is an emergency. So, you will know which platform to search once you have reached the station. The platform locator also helps passengers find the stations in time for certain complex stations. Generally, the platform numbers should be synchronous, but in some major Indian stations they are not so. Platform number 10 might be situated beside Platform 7, and so on. In such instances, the platform locator will save the day for you.

A physically challenged person has certain restrictions. They are not expected to run up and down the stairs or board a running train. So, the pertinent platform number will help them reach the exact platform well before time and stay prepared for the train to arrive. No matter which part of India you are travelling to, carry the RailYatri app with you. It is your trusted train travel advisor. While on the train you can read through the Rail Wisdom for the destination station, it will give you some idea about the availability of Wheelchairs or Handicapped Access.